Maharashtra Tribal Development Minister Vishnu Savara on Monday said the contract awarded for procurement and distribution of notebooks worth Rs 19.50 crore to tribal students was terminated following Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' order to this effect.

Savara, while replying to NCP MLC Sunil Tatkare's question in the House, said the Tribal Development Department had decided to procure notebooks for tribal children across the state via e-tendering system. However, the quality controller rejected the consignment after it failed to quality tests, he said.