Even PSUs inflated CWG costs: CAG

Such conduct by a PSU appointed on nomination basis by the government amounts to breach of trust. 8220;Considering the unreliability of the estimates and variation between the estimated and actual costs,we recommend that final payments may be released to ECIL only after detailed examination of actual costs and an appropriate certification by ECIL8217;s statutory auditors after allowing a profit margin of upto 20 per cent,8221; the report tabled in

Parliament said Friday.

The auditor noted that despite being informed by Delhi Police that Portable Explosive Detectors should be removed from its list of procurement as they were being procured separately,it went on to buy them.

In March 2010,ECIL procured 176 PEDs at a cost of Rs 38.55 crore We found 42 PEDd still in packed condition in JLN stadium ECIL procured 18,700 Radio Frequency ID tags but only 3,610 tags were used and the remaining were lying unutilised at the ECIL. 8220;This indicates that the Bill of Quantities was not realistically prepared by ECIL,8221; the CAG said.