High hopes: CM delineates role of consultants
This step will prove a milestone in the elimination of corruption and the commission mafia.
Terming the hiring of consultants a necessary measure for avoiding corruption, Chief Minister (CM) Pervez Khattak shared the list of responsibilities which will now come under these advisers.
This was done after he met the consultants appointed to various departments and sectors at the CM House on Tuesday.
“This step will prove a milestone in the elimination of corruption and the commission mafia,” especially in the construction section, claimed the CM.
“Making PC-1s for development schemes, site visits, fixing rates, issuing tenders, ensuring timely and quality completion of work,” will be just part of what the consultants will do.
They will also be responsible for, “preparing contractors’ bills and releasing their cheques instead of having contractors visit account offices of relevant departments.”
Khattak said, “Consultants will be directly responsible if substandard material is used in any scheme and will face punishment over this. In case of any grave issues, consultants can be blacklisted and cases can be registered against them.”
Government departments will have to guarantee the timely release of funds and the hired advisers should only start work after the money has been released, stated the CM at the meeting.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 12th, 2014.
This was done after he met the consultants appointed to various departments and sectors at the CM House on Tuesday.
“This step will prove a milestone in the elimination of corruption and the commission mafia,” especially in the construction section, claimed the CM.
“Making PC-1s for development schemes, site visits, fixing rates, issuing tenders, ensuring timely and quality completion of work,” will be just part of what the consultants will do.
They will also be responsible for, “preparing contractors’ bills and releasing their cheques instead of having contractors visit account offices of relevant departments.”
Khattak said, “Consultants will be directly responsible if substandard material is used in any scheme and will face punishment over this. In case of any grave issues, consultants can be blacklisted and cases can be registered against them.”
Government departments will have to guarantee the timely release of funds and the hired advisers should only start work after the money has been released, stated the CM at the meeting.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 12th, 2014.