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The Enforcement Directorate is set to register a money laundering case to probe alleged irregularities worth Rs 2,000 crore in the implementation of the mid-day meal scheme in Rajasthan under the previous Congress government, official sources said on Saturday. The Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on January 7 filed an FIR in the case and named 21 accused, including certain retired officials of the Rajasthan Cooperative Consumer Federation Ltd. (CONFED), some private persons and firms under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Indian Penal Code and the Rajasthan Transparency in Public Procurement Act. The 22-page FIR reviewed by PTI states that the case emerges from a reference sent by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in 2024 into the alleged irregularities and corruption in providing dry ration packets containing pulses, cooking oil and spices to eligible schoolchildren in the state. More than 3 crore students studying in classes 1-8 were stated to have been .
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the development following the mantra of 'Reform, Perform and Transform' is visible in every sector. Addressing the Rising Rajasthan Summit here, Modi said today every expert and investor in the world is very excited about India. He said that having a large manufacturing base in India is important as the world needs an economy that continues to function strongly even during the biggest crisis. "Today the world needs an economy that continues to function strongly even during the biggest crisis. It should not be disrupted. For this, it is very important to have a large 'manufacturing base' in India," he said. The Prime Minister said that India has shown how the democratisation of digital technology is benefiting every sector and every class. "India is showing the world the real power of 'democracy, demography and data'," he said. Modi said the youth power is taking the ancient tradition of India forward. PM Modi said that our government is