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4 lakhs seems to be very low amount but then
IIM-A study praising Lalu’s Railway turnaround was paid for by Lalu’s Ministry
NEW DELHI, JUNE 23:The “critical appraisal” by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, on the “turnaround” of Indian Railways, which sang paeans to Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav’s “astute understanding of market reality,” was paid for by the Railway Ministry.

The amount: Rs 4 lakh plus service tax plus “expenses of research assistance, computer usage and overheads at IIM-A/Ahmedabad.” The author of the study, IIM-A professor G Raghuram, was also provided “rail travel (complimentary passes)/air travel, accommodation (rest house), local hospitality, data covering and analysis support.”
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