Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis orders probe in RRVs purchased by MVA government

Sep 29, 2022

MUMBAI: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said Thursday that a probe has been ordered into the purchase of 18 Rapid Response Vehicles (RRVs) by the previous MVA government allegedly at an inflated price of Rs three crore each during the pandemic.

The vehicles, called "Devdoot", were purchased in 2020-21 fiscal by the relief and rehabilitation department, which was then headed by the Congress minister Vijay Wadettiwar. The vehicles are said to be equipped to respond quickly in event of a natural calamity.