New Delhi, Oct 23 (PTI): Rejecting allegations of corruption, public broadcaster Doordarshan today claimed that the Rs 246 crore contract with a British firm to telecast Commonwealth Games was "transparent" and as per government rules.
"The whole contract is very transparent. There is nothing wrong in it. The deal has been done following all the process of government and General Finance Rules (GFR) and with proper approval by the competent authority, which is the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting," Director General of Doordarshan Aruna Sharma told PTI here.
She said "the allegations of corruption are baseless.
The firm was selected after a thorough and unbiased procedure based on government rules."
Asked about the charge that SIS Live had floated an entity in India solely for the purpose of executing the contract, she said "The company needs godowns and other infrastructure support to implement the work.