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Sabarimala jaggery tender delay causes over ₹3.75 cr loss, alleges Devaswom Employees’ Front

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 19 (UNI) The Travancore Devaswom Employees Front has alleged serious irregularities and financial loss in the auction proceedings for monopoly rights (Kuthaka Lelam) for the forthcoming Sabarimala pilgrimage season, claiming that a delay in awarding the jaggery contract alone could cost the Travancore Devaswom Board more than ₹3.75 crore.
In a statement here on Saturday, the organisation alleged that the auctions for several items, including shops, coconuts and hotels, had been significantly delayed and had not commenced, while the auction for jaggery and a few other items began only on August 9 instead of the usual practice of conducting such auctions from May.
The organisation said the jaggery bids could be opened and evaluated only on September 14 due to the delay. The contractors quoted a rate ₹7.51 per kg higher than last year's rate, whereas the price had normally increased by a maximum of around ₹1 per kg in previous years and had often declined, it claimed.
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