Panel of Secretaries to supervise CWG preparations

New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) Stepping in amid questions over
Commonwealth Games preparations, Prime Minister of India
Manmohan Singh Saturday gave overriding powers to a committee
headed by Cabinet Secretary, bringing into its ambit the
Organising Committee that has been tainted by corruption
charges.
Observing that there have been "slippages" in time
schedules and deficiencies noticed, Singh directed that
thorough probe should be held by the ministries concerned into
complaints of "procedural and other irregularities" and "those
found guilty should face severe and exemplary punishment".
He instructed that all pending works should be completed
expeditiously in a time-bound manner and decided to visit
select venues of the Games in the last week of this month.
Singh reviewed preparations for the October event at a
meeting with Union Ministers concerned, Delhi Lt Governor
Tejender Khanna, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, Organising
Committee (OC) Chairman Suresh Kalmadi, Cabinet Secretary K M
Chandrashekhar and Home Secretary G K Pillai against the
backdrop of intense controversies surrounding the conduct of
the event.
"The Committee of Secretaries will continue to review
implementation and it will have the status of an Empowered
Committee. It will have jurisdiction over matters relating to
the Organising Committee," said a PMO statement after the
90-minute meeting.
The decision to bring OC in the ambit of Committee of
Secretaties is significant as questions have been raised over
the functioning of the Organising Committee and charges of
corruption against its top brass, including Kalmadi.
"A Secretary-level officer of the Cabinet Secretariat
will liaise with the Organising Committee on a daily basis,"
the statement said. (MORE) PTI AJD
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