**Summary:**
In response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1285, addressed on July 28, 2025, regarding alleged financial irregularities in computer procurement at the Computer Centre of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) during the fiscal year 2017-18, the Ministry of Education states the following: BHU has reported that no complaints concerning financial irregularities in computer procurement were received during the specified period. Furthermore, BHU has confirmed that no computers were purchased for the Computer Centre during 2017-18. Therefore, no inquiry committee was constituted, and no internal review or administrative action is pending, as there were no reported lapses. The response was provided by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Sukanta Majumdar.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Education: A department of the Government of India responsible for education.
Department of Higher Education: A department within the Ministry of Education.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India.
Shri Rajeev Rai: Member of Parliament who raised the question.
Shri Sudhakar Singh: Member of Parliament who raised the question.
Banaras Hindu University: A central university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, also known as BHU.
Dr. Sukanta Majumdar: Minister of State in the Ministry of Education.
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh: The location of Banaras Hindu University, where the alleged procurement irregularities took place.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1285
ANSWERED ON 28.07.2025
Financial Irregularities in procurement of Computers in BHU
1285. Shri Rajeev Rai:
Shri Sudhakar Singh:
Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has received a complaint regarding financial irregularities in
computer procurement at Computer Centre of Banaras Hindu University during the year
2017-18;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with action taken thereon;
(c) whether an Inquiry Committee was constituted to examine discrepancies in specifications of
delivered computers;
(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
(e) the details of internal review or administrative action pending for alleged lapses?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
(DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)
(a) to (e) Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has informed that no complaint regarding financial
irregularities in Computer procurement at the Computer Centre of BHU was received during
2017-18. Further, no computers were purchased for the Computer Centre in BHU during the
period.
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