State govt to end ‘loot’ by consultants, says Shelar

Calling it “loot of the government”, information technology minister Ashish Shelar said on Wednesday that the 246 consultants appointed through consultancy firms must be closely monitored as they have been drawing four to five times their remuneration.

- HT Correspondent

These consultants, engaged though consultancy firms were able to pull off this “loot” as each of them has been simultaneously appointed by more than one government department.

Pointing to loot at an altogether different level, Shelar said the government will also monitor whether the consulting firms pay these 246 consultants, all of them IT specialists, as well as 2,200 other administrative staff, the actual remuneration being taken from the government.

During a review meeting on Wednesday, Shelar directed officials from his department to prepare a special portal to upload the details needed to monitor these consultants and other outsourced manpower.