Rs.160-cr 'bunker bed scam' rocks Telangana; MLC Sravan seeks CBI probe

Hyderabad: BRS MLC Sravan Dasoju has alleged a massive Rs.160 crore plus procurement scam in the supply of bunker beds to Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) schools, accusing top officials of inflating prices and manipulating tender norms.

Expressing outrage over the "Bunker Bed Tender Scandal" unfolding in the Telangana Education Department under the guise of student welfare, the MLC claimed the price per bed was fixed at Rs.35,830 — nearly three times the earlier Rs.12,000 to Rs.15,000 range — resulting in over Rs.100 crore excess burden on the exchequer. He further alleged that while earlier beds used 95 kg heavy-duty steel, the new tender reduced weight to 75 kg, yet the price surgved, calling it “inverse logic corruption.” The MLC accused officials of framing turnover norms to sideline Telangana MSMEs and favour select large firms.

He also charged the department with denying RTI disclosures related to note files and tender evaluations. Dasoju demanded a CBI and CVC probe, immediate cancellation of the tender, public release of all procurement documents, and intervention from Union Ministers G. Kishan Reddy and Bandi Sanjay Kumar, citing the Centre’s 60:40 funding share in KGBV schools. He vowed to continue his fight until accountability is fixed.