NIT No.: RGPPL/C&M/PURCHASE/OT-58 Dt 24.03.2020
Sub: “Procurement of PP Lined MS Pipes for Handling Acid, Caustic & Chemicals”
(Seal & Sign of the Bidder’s Authorized Representative)
Ratnagiri Gas & Power Pvt. Ltd. Page 63 of 79
Site Office: At & Post: Anjanwel, Tal: Guhagar, Dist.: Ratnagiri -415634, Maharashtra, India.
Tele fax: 02359 241012, Tel- 02359 241104, 241012 email: gautam.kumar@site.rgppl.com
FRAUD PREVENTION POLICY
1.0 POLICY OBJECTIVES: The “Fraud Prevention Policy” has been framed to provide a
system for detection and prevention of fraud, reporting of any fraud that is detected or
suspected and fair dealing of matters pertaining to fraud. The policy will ensure and provide for
the following: -
a. To ensure that management is aware of its responsibilities for detection and prevention
of fraud and for establishing procedures for preventing fraud and/or detecting fraud
when it occurs.
b. To provide a clear guidance to employees and others dealing with RGPPL forbidding
them from involvement in any fraudulent activity and the action to be taken by them
where they suspect any fraudulent activity.
c. To conduct investigations into fraudulent activities.
d. To provide assurances that any and all suspected fraudulent activity will be fully
investigated.
2.0 SCOPE OF POLICY: The policy applies to any fraud, or suspected fraud involving
employees of RGPPL (all full time, part time or employees appointed on
adhoc/temporary/contract basis) as well as representatives of vendors, suppliers, bidder’s,
consultants, service providers or any outside agency(ies) doing any type of business with
RGPPL.
3.0 DEFINITION OF FRAUD: "Fraud" is a willful act intentionally committed by an
individual(s) - by deception, suppression, cheating or any other fraudulent or any other
illegal means, thereby, causing wrongful gain(s) to self or any other individual(s) and
wrongful loss to other(s). Many a times such acts are undertaken with a view to
deceive/mislead others leading them to do or prohibiting them from doing a bonafide act or
take bonafide decision which is not based on material facts."
4.0 ACTIONS CONSTITUTING FRAUD: While fraudulent activity could have a very wide
range of coverage, the following are some of the act(s) which constitute fraud.
The list given below is only illustrative and not exhaustive: -
a. Forgery or alteration of any document or account belonging to the Company
b. Forgery or alteration of cheque, bank draft or any other financial instrument etc.
c. Misappropriation of funds, securities, supplies or others assets by fraudulent means etc.
d. Falsifying records such as pay-rolls, removing the documents from files and /or
replacing it by a fraudulent note etc. Willful suppression of facts/deception in matters of
appointment, placements, submission of reports, tender committee recommendations
etc. as a result of which a wrongful gain(s) is made to one and wrongful loss(s) is
caused to the others.
e. Utilizing Company funds for personal purposes.
f. Authorizing or receiving payments for goods not supplied or services not rendered.
g. Destruction, disposition, removal of records or any other assets of the Company with an
ulterior motive to manipulate and misrepresent the facts so as to create
suspicion/suppression/cheating as a result of which objective assessment/decision
would not be arrived at.
h. Any other act that falls under the gamut of fraudulent activity.
5.0 REPORTING OF FRAUD:
a. Any employee (full time, part time or employees appointed on adhoc/
temporary/contract basis), representative of vendors, suppliers, bidders, consultants,
service providers or any other agency(ies) doing any type of business with RGPPL as
soon as he / she comes to know of any fraud or suspected fraud or any other fraudulent
activity must report such incident(s). Such reporting shall be made to the designated
Nodal Officer(s), nominated in every project/ HQ. If, however, there is shortage of time
such report should be made to the immediate controlling officer whose duty shall be to
ensure that input received is immediately communicated to the Nodal Officer. The
reporting of the fraud normally should be in writing. In case the reporter is not willing to
furnish a written statement of fraud but is in a position to give sequential and specific