**Subject:** Summary of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2303 Regarding Irregularities and Poor Performance in National Projects
**Date:** October 26, 2023
**Summary:**
This document summarizes the response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2303, addressed on August 4, 2025, concerning alleged irregularities and poor performance by Ms. Colliers International India Property Services Pvt. Ltd. in national projects, specifically the Farakka-Raiganj project of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and the Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways responded as follows:
a) The services of Ms. Colliers International India Property Services Pvt. Ltd. as a valuer of structures related to Land Acquisition (LA) for the Farakka Raiganj section of NH12 were terminated due to deficiency in services, as per NHAI letter no. 588 dated April 10, 2015. This termination included the forfeiture of the performance security. Furthermore, the firm was debarred from any ongoing or future NHAI projects in West Bengal in January 2018.
b) An examination of the company's Directors' Reports for the fiscal years 2017-2018 to 2019-2020 revealed no disclosure or reporting of this instance in the Board's Report to the members of the company.
c) No government works under the jurisdiction of NHAI were allotted to Ms. Colliers International India Property Services Pvt. Ltd. from 2014 to March 2025.
d) The Ministry of Corporate Affairs ordered an inspection under section 206(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, on March 30, 2024, which is currently underway.
Key Entities Referenced
SHRI BRIJMOHAN AGRAWAL: Member of Parliament who raised the question in Lok Sabha.
Colliers International India Property Services Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai: A company whose services were terminated by NHAI due to poor performance and irregularities.
Farakka-Raiganj project: A National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) project where irregularities were alleged.
NHAI: National Highways Authority of India, the organization that terminated the services of Colliers International.
SHRI HARSH MALHOTRA: Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs; Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
NH12: National Highway 12, the highway section related to the Farakka Raiganj project.
West Bengal: State in India where Colliers International was debarred from future NHAI projects.
Companies Act, 2013: The law under which the Ministry of Corporate Affairs ordered an inspection of Colliers International India Property Services Pvt. Ltd.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2303
ANSWERED ON MONDAY, 04TH AUGUST 2025
SRAVANA 13, 1947 (SAKA)
IRREGULARITIES AND POOR PERFORMANCE IN NATIONAL PROJECTS
QUESTION
2303. SHRI BRIJMOHAN AGRAWAL:
WILL THE MINISTER OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS BE PLEASED TO STATE:
(a) whether the Government is aware that the services of M/s Colliers
International India Property Services Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai were terminated
on account of allegations of poor performance or irregularities in national
projects, particularly in the Farakka-Raiganj project of NHAI;
(b) if so, whether the details have been reflected in the corporate profile,
annual reports of the company or disclosure/compliance documents
available on the MCA portal;
(c) the number of Government works allotted to the above company from
2014 to March 2025, State-wise; and
(d) whether the Government has initiated any review of monitoring,
observation or compliance of the working of the company in view of the
complaints received/lodged and if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS;
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND
HIGHWAYS
(SHRI HARSH MALHOTRA)
(a) & (b) Services of M/s Colliers International (India) Property Services
Pvt. Ltd. as a valuer of structures related to LA for Farakka – Raiganj
section of NH-12 was terminated due to deficiency in services vide NHAI
letter no. 588 dated 10.04.2015 with forfeiture of the performance security
due to deficiency in service. The said firm was also debarred for any on-
going / future projects of NHAI in the State of West Bengal in January,
2018. Further, on examination of three years Directors’ Report for the FY
2017-2018 to 2019-2020 no such instance has been disclosed / reported in
the Board’s Report to the members of the company.
(c) & (d) Under jurisdiction of NHAI, no work was allotted to M/s Colliers
International (India) Property Services Pvt. Ltd. from 2014 to March 2025.
Further, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has ordered an Inspection under
section 206(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 on 30.03.2024 which is
underway.
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