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Income Tax Department Raids On Delhi-Based Think Tank Centre For Policy Research

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The Income Tax searches are underway at the office of the Centre for Policy Research, which describes itself as a public policy think tank and a non-profit, non-partisan, independent institution dedicated to conducting research. Income Tax sources said that the search is being carried out based on “credible information” about tax evasion.

New Delhi: Income Tax Department on Wednesday carried out searches at the think tank Centre for Policy Research (CPR).

The Income Tax searches are underway at the office of the Centre for Policy Research, which describes itself as a public policy think tank and a non-profit, non-partisan, independent institution dedicated to conducting research. Income Tax sources said that the search is being carried out based on “credible information” about tax evasion.

Also Read: IT Raids Underway To Unearth Bogus Donations To ‘Political Parties’

The sources said the search “is not linked to” the income tax searches underway across some states as part of the probe into alleged tax evasion and financial impropriety by unrecognised political parties over donations received without statutory compliances.

About funding, the CPR website says that the think tank is recognised as a not-for-profit society by the government and contributions “are tax exempt”. It says CPR receives grants from the Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR), and is a Department of Science and Technology (DST) recognised institution.

CPR says it is a member institution of the Think Tank Initiative (TTI), a programme of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC).

The website states the think tank receives grants from a variety of domestic and international sources, including foundations, corporate philanthropy, governments, and multilateral agencies.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by HW News staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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Patanjali Cow Ghee Conforms To Food Safety Standards, Fit For Human Consumption: National Food Laboratory

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After the review of Patanjali Cow Ghee sample, it was found to be conforming to the standards laid down under Regulation No. 8 of the Food Safety and Standards.

New Delhi: National Food Laboratory, Ghaziabad has cleared the sample of Patanjali cow ghee as fit for human consumption. In its corrigendum issued on August 24, 2022, the laboratory has said that the sample conformed to the food safety standards.

The sample of Patanjali Cow Ghee was collected by the Food Safety Administration Office, Tehri Garhwal. The sample was analyzed initially by the State Laboratory, at Uttarakhand. However, being dissatisfied with the result, Patanjali sent the sample for analysis at a recognized laboratory in Ghaziabad: National Food Laboratory.

The sample was analyzed there from 21.07.2022 to 02.08.2022 and the result of its analysis was released on 06.08.2022 in a report. The report noted that the sample was assessed as non-conforming with the standards laid down under Regulation No. 2.1.8 of the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011. The same information was published by multiple news portals, including ours.

However, after the review of the sample, it was found to be conforming to the standards laid down under Regulation No. 8 of the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) regulations, 2011. A “Corrigendum” was issued on 24.08.2022 to Designated Officer (Food Safety), FSDA, Tehril Garhwal, stating the same.

Please refer to your sample with sample Code No. SS-182/2021 and this office Report No. 260/Aug/22-UK dated 06.08.2022 for the sample of “Cow’s Ghee (Patanjali)”.

A corrigendum has been issued for the above-cited certificate as under:

The opinion part in Page No 4 of 4 may be read as under:

“Opinion: Sample of Cow’s Ghee (Patanjali) conforms to the standards laid down under

Regulation No. 2.1.8 of Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011.”

in lieu of

Opinion: Sample of Cow’s Ghee (Patanjali) does not conform to the standards laid down. under Regulation No.2.1.8 of Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011. as the sample shows fatty acids composition C8.0. C14:0, C15:0, C16:0 & C17:0 above the maximum prescribed limit and C18:3 below the minimum prescribed limit. The sample is thus substandard under section 3(1)(x) of FSS Act, 2006.

Moreover, Patanjali has also denied May12, 2022 incident wherein a sample of rice from Bisht Restaurant in Selupani was sent for laboratory examination, which was found to be unsuccessful. Patanjali said that no rice sample belonging to the product of the company was ever taken from the premises and the testing of the rice sample has nothing to do with it.

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