Saturday, August 3, 2013

BIG NEWS-,Mizoram Industries secretary suspended ,Mizo Direct is not mizoram govt company!!!


  * Mizoram Industries Secretary puts govt tag on own company, signs deal with another firm RMP INFOTEC.

* Mizoram Direct Marketing ltd is Industries secretary own company and it is not govt company.

* The company's website reportedly used the "mizoram.gov.in" domain name and carried photographs of Governor Vakkom B Purushothaman and Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla.Mizoram govt dont know about this.

* Mizoram cheaf secratary said industries secratary dont have permission to sign MOU with any company on behalf of govt of mizoram.Hence Industries secretary suspended.

AIZAWL: Mizoram principal secretary, Industries, P C Lallawmsanga allegedly floated a company, Mizoram Direct Marketing Ltd (MDML), misrepresented it as "wholly-owned" by the state government, and went on to sign a business deal with another company. He was suspended on Thursday and barred from leaving Aizawl without permission. While MDML was reportedly registered in March, the issue only came to the government's notice last month. On Thursday, the Mizoram government disowned the company and put up a disclaimer on the official website of the Chief Minister's Office.

According to the government note, Lallawmsanga signed an MoU with Chennai-based RMP Infotec Pvt Ltd on December 10, 2012, purportedly on behalf of the Mizoram government, without any authorisation. A top official involved in the investigation told that a clause in the MoU authorised RMP Infotec to nominate any company it chooses to work with MDML after it was registered.

On March 11, 2013, MDML was reportedly registered under the Companies Act with Lallawmsanga as its director. Its registered Mizoram Industries Secy puts govt tag on own company, signs deal with another firm offices are in Aizawl's Tuikhuahtlang neighbourhood and Janakpuri in Delhi, according to a purported MDML business plan presentation.

Lallawmsanga allegedly misrepresented this company as "wholly-owned" by the state government. The company's website reportedly used the "mizoram.gov.in" domain name and carried photographs of Governor Vakkom B Purushothaman and Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla.

Two days later, on March 13, MDML reportedly signed a licencee agreement with a registered company called Mizo Lifestyle Marketing Pvt Ltd (MLMP), which, officials said, appeared to have been nominated by RMP Infotec as per the MoU. The official associated with the probe said as per the agreement, MLMP would use the "government-owned" MDML to market its products. Sources said MDML seeks to sell consumer goods through direct marketing.

According to the disclaimer issued by Chief Secretary L Tochhong, Lallawmsanga was not authorised to sign either the MoU or the licencee agreement. The note said the bureaucrat had acted in his "personal capacity" and the agreements "have neither been vetted by the law department nor concurred by the finance department... before approaching the Registrar of Companies."

When contacted, Lallawmsanga declined to comment. Lallawmsanga, a 1984-batch IPS officer who was Tamil Nadu's Additional DGP before being transferred here last year, also heads the trade and commerce and disaster management departments.

Two other bureaucrats are also reported to be directors of MDML. Highly-placed sources said a team headed by a Secretary-level official will investigate the issue.

Check the mizoram govt disclaimer on mizodirect

http://www.mizoram.gov.in/documents/19/c3250786-f970-4caa-91b7-82f7029b6ad9

Mizoram Industries Secretary puts govt tag on own company, signs deal with another firm

 Mizoram principal secretary, Industries, P C Lallawmsanga allegedly floated a company, Mizoram Direct Marketing Ltd (MDML), misrepresented it as "wholly-owned" by the state government, and went on to sign a business deal with another company. He was suspended on Thursday and barred from leaving Aizawl without permission.
While MDML was reportedly registered in March, the issue only came to the government's notice last month. On Thursday, the Mizoram government disowned the company and put up a disclaimer on the official website of the Chief Minister's Office.
According to the government note, Lallawmsanga signed an MoU with Chennai-based RMP Infotec Pvt Ltd on December 10, 2012, purportedly on behalf of the Mizoram government, without any authorisation. A top official involved in the investigation told The Indian Express that a clause in the MoU authorised RMC Infotec to nominate any company it chooses to work with MDML after it was registered.
On March 11, 2013, MDML was reportedly registered under the Companies Act with Lallawmsanga as its director. Its registered Mizoram Industries Secy puts govt tag on own company, signs deal with another firm offices are in Aizawl's Tuikhuahtlang neighbourhood and Janakpuri in Delhi, according to a purported MDML business plan presentation.
Lallawmsanga allegedly misrepresented this company as "wholly-owned" by the state government. The company's website reportedly used the "mizoram.gov.in" domain name and carried photographs of Governor Vakkom B Purushothaman and Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla.
Two days later, on March 13, MDML reportedly signed a licencee agreement with a registered company called Mizo Lifestyle Marketing Pvt Ltd (MLMP), which, officials said, appeared to have been nominated by RMP Infotec as per the MoU. The official associated with the probe said as per the agreement, MLMP would use the "government-owned" MDML to market its products. Sources said MDML seeks to sell consumer goods through direct marketing.

Mizoram government disowns company claiming to be a government undertaking



Mizoram Direct Marketing Limited
The Mizoram government on Thursday disowned a company which claimed itself to be a state government undertaking and said strict disciplinary action would be taken against the senior IPS officer who has floated the firm.

A disclaimer issued by the chief secretary's office said Mizoram Direct Marketing Limited, registered under the Companies Act 1956 on March 11, 2013 was launched by Principal Secretary of the state Industries department P C Lallawmsanga in his personal capacity, and not on behalf of the government of Mizoram.

Government officials floating business outfits to conduct commercial activities by branding the concern as a wholly owned company of the government of Mizoram required a policy decision by the Cabinet, the disclaimer said.
"Memorandum of Association & Articles of Association have neither been vetted by the Law Department nor concurred by the Finance Department, Government of Mizoram before approaching the Registrar of Companies and the Directors and have also not obtained prior permission as required under the CCS (Conduct) Rules to float a commercial concern," it said.

Lallawmsanga has not been authorised to sign the MoU between the state government and Chennai-based RMP Infotec Pvt Ltd on December 10, 2Ol2 and the licensee agreement between Mizoram Direct Marketing Ltd and Mizo Lifestyle Marketing Pvt Ltd dated March 13, 2O13 purportedly on behalf of government the disclaimer said.

Chief Secretary L Tochhong on Thursday told media persons that the government was contemplating taking disciplinary action against Lallawmsanga, a 1984 batch Tamil Nadu cadre IPS officer holding the rank of Additional DG of Police.

Punitive action might also be taken against the other two company 'directors' - Teresy Vanlalhruaii and Lalbiakthanga Chhakchhuak, sources said.

The Mizoram Direct Marketing Limited was formally launched on July 18 at Science City Auditorium in Kolkata, attended by well-known personalities including those from big companies.

Sources said Mizoram Chief Secretary informed Lallawmsanga not to attend the launching function, but the
latter disobeyed her orders claiming that he and the newly-formed company had the blessings of the state chief minister.

The company's website was taken offline soon after launching of the company while it was suspected that some other government officials in the state Information and Communication Technology department and National Informatics Centre (NIC) were involved as the website was also reportedly designed by the state government-owned Zoram Electronics Development Corporation Ltd. (ZENICS).

The company's main business, according to the pre-launch advertisements, was promoting direct selling of branded consumer goods in the country.