Follow us on: RNI No. APENG/2018/764698 @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 Published From ANALYSIS 7 MONEY 8 SPORTS 11 VIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL IN PURSUIT RBI PROPOSES AGE ISHANT CALLS FOR RAIPUR CHANDIGARH BHUBANESWAR OF SELF-RELIANCE LIMIT FOR CEOS FAIR COMPETITION RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD *Late City Vol. 2 Issue 221 VIJAYAWADA, SATURDAY JUNE 13, 2020; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable ANUSHKA, UV CREATIONS SET FOR A HAT-TRICK? { Page 12 } www.dailypioneer.com Atchannaidu arrested in Rs 150 cr scam State renegotiates ACB sleuths arrest TDP senior leader from his home town Nimmada in Srikakulam district IREP contract PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM The TELANGANA CALL LOGS USED AGAINST THE TELE-HEALTH SERVICES BILLS ESI Scheme is with Greenko Sleuths of Anti Corruption Bureau's (ACB) Central monitored and n The ACB claims to n The Director agreed PNS n VIJAYAWADA Investigation Unit (CIU) on implemented by the have unearthed various to pay Rs 1.80 per Friday arrested former minister DIMS in AP. The irregularities in the month for each IP The Andhra Pradesh govern- and TDP leader Kinjarapu employers and purchase of drugs and irrespective of calls ment on Friday said it would Atchannaidu, a close aide of the employees attended. The Director get an additional revenue of Rs party supremo N Chandrababu contracts awarded to the 3,495 crore from the pro- contribute 3.25% private players without also entered into MoU Naidu, along with five others and 0.75% of their posed Integrated Renewable over their alleged involvement in calling tender. with the same service Energy Project (IREP) after it STATE INSURANCE ) INSURANCE STATE salary respectively provider to provide irregularities in the purchase of for ESI Scheme. n renegotiated the contract medicines, medical equipment (EMPLOYEES ESI IS WHAT Atchannaidu ordered ECG services to the terms with the implementing and furniture during the TDP the department officials ACB sleuths whisk away K Atchannaidu after his arrest patients at Rs 480 firm Greenko Group. The state stands to term between 2014 and 2019. to entrust the work to from his home on Friday. per ECG. As part of the IREP, the receive an The five others arrested are Hyderabad based Tele Hyderabad headquartered additional revenue from the Directorate of Greenko Group is currently Health Services Pvt Ltd n A MoU was also signed with Tele Health Services Pvt., Ltd. to provide Toll of Rs 3,495 crore Insurance and Medical Services on nomination basis Free services and ECG services on nomination basis. As per MoU, the service setting up a 550 megawatt (DIMS). without calling for Open provider has to provide Toll Free services to Patients whenever they call for (MW) wind power project, from the proposed The ACB officials are expect- 1,000 MW of solar energy pro- project. It is purely ed to produce Atchannaidu Tenders, the ACB says. assistance of pending reimbursement and referral bills. ject and 1,680 MW of reverse additional to the before the ACB Court on Employees pumping project in the state. Saturday. OTHER IRREGULARITIES "This significant financial already agreed whose n n According to ACB, on verification The TDP leader was brought monthly wages are Rs The total budget allocation gain is achieved owing to the proceedings of the all the way to Vijayawada by for the purchase of drugs and medicines of the invoice price of those two Non Rate efforts of the present govern- road in four vehicles. After the 21,000 or below are covered under the ESI Act that Contract firms, the value of those drugs came to ment which has renegotiated erstwhile govt ensures healthcare to the employees and their during the tenure of the three directors convoy reached Vijayawada city was Rs 93.51 crore but the directors Rs 8.52 cr. After considering a trade margin of the project terms and compen- outskirts, they drove the TDP family members. An employer is liable to pay its 20 per cent, the value of those drugs comes sation payable by the Greenko Rs 5 lakh per acre from the own contribution for every employee and deduct purchased drugs and medicines from Rate leader to the ESI hospital for Contract and Non-Rate Contract firms to Rs 10.22 crore. The difference price group which is currently set- existing Rs 2.5 lakh the rate medical checkup and from the the employee's contribution from wages bill and between the Purchase Invoice and Sale ting up this project in Andhra which was fixed by the erst- hospital he was taken to the pay these contributions to the ESI within 15 days worth Rs 698.36 crore by exceeding the Pradesh," an official state- while TDP government. budget provision by violating the Invoice of the above two firms comes to Rs 5.70 premises of the ACB court. of the last day of the calendar month in which the crore which was the excess amount paid. ment said. This decision will alone Since the working hours for contributions are due. procedural guidelines. As a result, the state stands fetch the state government the day was over, the officials to receive an additional rev- about Rs 119.16 crore which is took Atchannaidu to the ACB along with them and I followed that DIMS had purchased med- town Nimmada in Srikakulam other lawyers came to the ACB told them to meet Atchannaidu enue of Rs 3,495 crore from equivalent to the one-time office in Gollapudi to complete them to Vijayawada. Till now icines, surgical equipment and district while former directors of office and took the signatures on in the court. the proposed project. "It is compensation fixed by the the formalities of arrest. they did not question me on other material to the tune of Rs Insurance and Medical Services the bail petition from The ACB officials did not purely additional to the previous TDP government, it Meanwhile, Atchannaidu anything, let’s see what will 988.77 crore during the period Dr CK Ramesh Kumar was Atchannaidu and tried to give allow the lawyers inside the already agreed proceedings of said, and added the govern- spoke to the media persons happen.” and the irregularities in purchase arrested in Tirupati and Dr G him some suggestions. office which led to a heated the erstwhile government," it ment will allot 4,766.28 acres while he was taken to the ACB Joint Director of ACB, P Ravi are worth over Rs 150 crore. Vijay Kumar in Rajahmundry. While they were taking his argument and the lawyers laid said. As per the renegotiations, of land to Greenko Group for office in Gollapudi and said that Kumar, stated that during the ACB sleuths arrested Earlier, high drama prevailed signature, the ACB officials a protest. the state government said it setting the proposed project. “ACB officials asked me to come probe, the investigators observed Atchannaidu from his home while advocate Subba Rao and objected to the lawyers and 3 has doubled the land prices to 3 Chintamaneni, followers clash Plea in SC 207 fresh against Place Covid cases with police over protest, held of Worship in AP; tally PNS n ELURU MLA from Denduluru Act, 1991 rises to 5,636 Chintamaneni The police arrested senior PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n VIJAYAWADA TDP leader and former MLA Prabhakar , whose from Denduluru history sheet was A Hindu body has moved the Andhra Pradesh's Covid-19 Lockdown relax- Chintamaneni Prabhakar on opened by the police Supreme Court challenging a tally increased further by Friday while he was staging a provision of a 1991 law that 207 to 5,636 on Friday, the ations in Maha not protest here along with his fol- way back in 1996, provides for maintaining Education Minister Adimulepu Suresh releases the Intermediate examinations government said. being revoked: lowers against the arrest of faces more than 50 "religious character" of holy through online mode at the Board of Intermediate Education on Friday. In the last 24 hours, 123 deputy floor leader of the criminal cases. structures as it existed on coronavirus patients also got Thackeray TDP Atchannaidu at his res- August 15, 1947, in a bid to cured and discharged from idence in Srikakulam district open the litigation route to hospitals, the latest govern- The police told the former by TDP workers against the at Pinakamidi village on reclaim disputed religious 63% clear 2nd year ment bulletin said. MLA and his followers that police and government. August 31 while Joseph was sites other than the Ram Of the total cases report- 5 there was no permission for Chintamaneni Prabhakar transporting sand in his bul- Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya. ed in the state so far, 4,402 lodging the protest in view of and his followers clashing lock cart. The petition, which has Intermediate exam were locals while 1,035 were Coronavirus threat. with the police is not new; he The former MLA, whose challenged Section 4 of the from other states and 199 Thereupon, a clash ensued was 12 days after he was history sheet was opened by Places of Worship (Special PNS n VIJAYAWADA The Board of Intermediate foreign returnees. In all, between the followers of the booked for abusing and the police way back in 1996, Provisions) Act, 1991, Education Secretary issued a 3,091 infected people were former MLA and the police assaulting a Dalit who was faces more than 50 criminal assumes significance in the The Andhra Pradesh govern- statement asking students and fully cured and discharged. leading to jostling of each carrying sand at Pinakamidi cases. His name hit the head- case of Kashi and Mathura ment on Friday released the parents not to panic as the Among them were 471 from other.