Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Bhopal Health Directorate Assets Attached Over Rs 4 Crore Dues
A Kolkata company says the Bhopal health department did not pay for pesticides it supplied years ago.
The company bought the matter to court to recover its money.
A court-ordered team visited the health department on Monday.
It attached two vehicles, computers, laptops and other office items.
The amount owed, including interest, is said to be more than Rs 4 crore.
The department bought the pesticides between 2011 and 2013.
A similar action was attempted in November 2024, involving a larger stated recovery amount of about Rs 19.34 crore.
That earlier team left after officials objected, but vehicles were later attached.
The department’s joint director confirmed that the company had sought the attachment.
A court-ordered team attached two vehicles and office equipment at Bhopal’s Directorate of Health Services.
The action concerned outstanding payments, including interest, exceeding Rs 4 crore.
The Directorate purchased pesticides worth approximately Rs 50.70 lakh from Kolkata-based M/s Nitapol Industries between 2011 and 2013.
The company alleges it was not paid for the pesticide supplies.
A November 2024 recovery attempt involving approximately Rs 19.34 crore was withdrawn after officials opposed it; two vehicles were later attached.
- Who
- M/s Nitapol Industries, the Kolkata-based company, and the Directorate of Health Services in Bhopal are involved; Joint Director Health Vandana Khare confirmed the action.
- What
- A court-ordered team attached two vehicles, computers, laptops and other office equipment over alleged unpaid dues.
- When
- The latest attachment took place on Monday; the pesticide purchases occurred between 2011 and 2013, and an earlier action occurred in November 2024.
- Where
- The action occurred at the Directorate of Health Services in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh; the attached vehicles were reportedly parked at the Bhopal District Court.
- Why
- The action was ordered to recover payments that M/s Nitapol Industries says it did not receive for supplied pesticides.
Company’s recovery claim
Department officials’ response
Unpaid pesticide supplies
Company’s recovery claim
M/s Nitapol Industries alleges that the Directorate of Health Services did not pay for pesticides supplied between 2011 and 2013 and sought court-ordered recovery.
Department officials’ response
The department’s officials opposed the earlier attachment action, according to the report. Joint Director Health Vandana Khare confirmed that the company had come to seek attachment, but the report does not state the department’s position on the alleged dues.
- Outstanding amount
- More than Rs 4 crore, including interest
- Original pesticide purchases
- Approximately Rs 50.70 lakh
- Supplier
- M/s Nitapol Industries, a Kolkata-based company
- Purchase period
- 2011 to 2013
- Attached items
- Two vehicles, computers, laptops and other office equipment
- Earlier recovery order
- Approximately Rs 19.34 crore in November 2024
- Authority involved
- Bhopal District Court