Senate Body Seek Action Against Rs 356 Million Corruption In USC

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd Feb, 2017 ) : The Senate Standing Committee on Industries and Production on Thursday sought action against the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) Balochistan region employees involved in Rs 356 million corruption and embezzlement.

The committee meeting was held here under chairmanship of Senator Hidayatullah in Parliament House. Chairman committee directed the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) to follow the corruption cases that were pending in Federal Investigating Agency (FIA) and National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

The committee was informed by the USC Managing Director Waseem Mukhtar Chaudhry that USC had filed cases in every region against the employees, who were involved in corruption and embezzlement.

He said, "we are committed to maintain transparency and accountability in the institution and would provide quality items to the customers.

" He informed the committee that priority of the USC would be to evolve institutional mechanism for quality control of the items, adding that professionally qualified firms would also be engaged for quality test of items.

MD USC said, that his organization was conducting training for its employees aiming at provision of quality items to the customers. Waseem said that Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) had issued show cause notice to USC over issues of quality and matter was subjudice.

Regarding the agenda of computerizing the corporation's top 1000 stores and all the warehouses,he informed that project would be made operational soon for modernization of system. Senators Ilyas Ahmed Bilour, Kalsoom Perveen, Taj Haider, Malik Najmul Hassan and officials from Ministry of Industries and Production attended the meeting.