Why is procurement cost of COVID Rapid Testing Kits varying so much?

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔸" title="Small orange diamond" aria-label="Emoji: Small orange diamond">ICMR, Central Govt: ₹795
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔸" title="Small orange diamond" aria-label="Emoji: Small orange diamond">Karnataka: ₹795
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔸" title="Small orange diamond" aria-label="Emoji: Small orange diamond">Andhra: ₹640
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔸" title="Small orange diamond" aria-label="Emoji: Small orange diamond">Chhattisgarh: ₹337

Also, kits bought by ICMR have turned out to be defective!

This is CORRUPTION. But as usual there will be no investigation

What were the tender specifications?

Who were the bidders and what were the rates? Was it a JV with Indian companies? Middlemen?

Why were no quality checks done?

Why distribute to states without safety checks?

The Central Govt has a lot to answer! https://www.livemint.com/news/india/icmr-directly-procured-faulty-covid-19-testing-kits-from-chinese-vendors/amp-11587485268084.html?__twitter_impression=true">https://www.livemint.com/news/indi...