Aizawl, September 1 (NNN): The main Opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) has demanded that the state government initiates a CBI probe into the controversial Mizo Carbon Product scam in which it was alleged that the firm illegally received subsidies amounting to over Rs 3.41 crore.
One year after its establishment, the Mizo Carbon Product, a firm which claimed to have processed charcoal at its unit in the Industrial Growth Centre at Luangmual in Aizawl as per its record has asked Central Transport Subsidy (CTS) and Central Capital Investment Subsidy (CCIS) claiming that it has purchased 3690 MT of coal from Meghalaya and transported to Mizoram. Coal was transported at the cost of Rs 116,84,250 by Zoram Tranport Company located at Zemabawk and 321.26 MT of carbon produced from the purchased coal was sold to Central Lime Industry, Lengpui at Rs 26,23,023. However, there are no companies by the name Zoram Transport Company and Central Lime Industry to be seen in real, MNF vice president R. Tlanghmingthanga told reporters during a press conference today.
He alleged that the industry has illegally received CTS and CCIS amounting to Rs. 341,65,086 since its inception in 2011.
R. Tlanghmingthanga said the owner of Mizo Carbon product seems somewhat controversial as according to MVAT certificate, the proprietor of the industry was stated as Dr. Margaret, while according to Firm and Societies registration it is owned by two persons namely Dr. Margaret and a non-tribal Ravi Gulgulia. He said that Industry minister H. Rohluna in his replay during the fourth session of assembly held in November, 2014 told the house that the proprietor of Mizo Carbon Product are two persons and a private firm namely Dr. Margaret, Ravi Gulgulia and M/S Yash Infrastructural Engineers Pvt. Ltd.
Tlanghmingthanga said that as per deed of agreement, Dr. Margaret has 1 per cent share in the industry and the rest 99 per cent percent goes to Ravi Gulgulia. “From the sharing pattern it appears that the industry was established with the help of non-tribal for allegedly making money,” R. Tlanghmingthanga alleged.
He also alleged that the industry submitted "fake way bill" at Taxation department as transporting 2371 trips of coal by trucks.
