Budget control: MCG terminates services of 17 consultants in Gurgaon

Time of India

18 hours ago

Gurgaon:
MCG
on Friday terminated the services of 17 experts and consultants. The civic body commissioner has decided not to extend the services of these experts, who had been appointed on a temporary basis in different branches.
The decision has reduced the corporation's annual financial burden by approximately Rs 1.2 crore, commissioner Pradeep Dahiya said. The decision was taken under budget control and effective resource management, MCG officials said.
MCG currently has around 30 such consultants on its payroll. Consultants employed by MCG were restricted to monitoring, supervisory and advisory functions. "They have been directed to hand over their charge to their respective branches, along with all relevant records, documents and any other assets belonging to the MCG," read an order issued by Dahiya late on Friday evening.
Those terminated include Aman Singh, consultant in the MCG's vigilance wing; Surender Madan from the joint commissioner's office; RK Bhardwaj from the establishment branch; Harish Chander Yadav in electrical engineering; Ambika Prasad Sharma and Subhash Chander Verma from the sanitation department; and Satender Kumar Yadav in the horticulture department, among others.
Dahiya said, "This decision was necessary to make the municipal corporation more efficient and financially robust."
"The appointment of experts may be reconsidered in the future. This decision is seen as a significant step by the administration towards cost reduction and transparency," the commissioner said.
TOI reported on Jan 22 that the MCG withdrew the financial authority granted to its consultants. The decision was taken after the Haryana urban local bodies (ULB) department's directives to all civic bodies, including MCG, to limit retired personnel's involvement as consultants in municipal corporations.
The financial responsibilities previously handled by them were given to joint commissioners or relevant senior officials.
The ULB, in its order in Jan, said consultants occasionally receive responsibilities involving financial decisions and payment processing, which might not align with govt protocols. Consequently, municipal corporation commissioners must ensure that retired personnel serving as experts or consultants are engaged solely for urgent situations, where they perform advisory or supervisory functions.
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