Overview
- The TTD trust board referred the case to the Andhra Pradesh Anti-Corruption Bureau and scrapped current contracts following its vigilance report.
- Central Silk Board laboratories in Bengaluru and Dharmavaram identified the fabric as polyester rather than pure mulberry silk, with required Silk Mark holograms missing in samples.
- Procurement records show Nagari-based VRS Export and its affiliates supplied about ₹54.95 crore of cloth between 2015 and 2025, with a recent 15,000-piece order priced around ₹1,389 each.
- Vigilance officials flagged a discrepancy with earlier approvals from a CSB lab in Kancheepuram, raising the possibility of sample substitution or manipulation during testing.
- Officials cited prices well above market rates, and the Union textiles ministry submitted an independent report corroborating irregularities as the ACB prepares to verify transactions and lab findings.