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17 advisors appointed since 2001: Parrikar

By Our Staff Reporter

PANAJI, FEB. 18. The Government has appointed 17 advisors/consultants and officers on special duty since 2001 in its services. Such appointees are being paid salaries ranging between Rs. 12,000 and Rs. 50,000 per month.

The Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar, furnished the information in his written reply on the floor of the Legislative Assembly to a question by Ravi Naik. Among the appointees, A.K. Singh, Executive Hospital Consultant for the Goa Medical College, was paid Rs. 11 lakhs for a year from February 1, 2002, Mr. Parrikar said.

The services of S.V. Nadkarni were hired as a consultant/advisor for the Trauma Unit and Emergency Services at the college for a salary of Rs. 20,000 per month for two years from September 29, 2001.

The Government appointed an advisor for information technology, Anupam Saraph, on a salary of Rs. 50,000 per month for three years from December 1, 2002. He was also entitled to a car or Rs. 5,000 per month as vehicle allowance, reimbursement of actual mobile phone bills up to Rs. 5,000 and travel expenses as applicable to Class I officers.

C.R. Seetharam was appointed as a consultant with the Goa State Horticulture Corporation for marketing network of fruits and vegetables on a salary of Rs. 25,000 per month from May 30, 2003. Besides, he was entitled to to-and-fro travel expenses from Bangalore and accommodation. Another specialist, T.D. Bhat, was appointed as a consultant for cold storage in the same corporation on a lump sum salary of Rs. 28,000 per month for nine months from June 2003.

The Government had availed of the services of V.A.P. Mahajan as an advisor in the Tourism Department on a salary of Re. 1 per month for two years from June 20, 2003. He was entitled to reimbursement of fuel up to Rs. 3,500 per month, driver allowance of Rs. 5,000 per month and telephones at office and residence.

K.S. Shankar Rao was appointed as the technical advisor in the Water Resources Department on a payment of Rs. 2,000 per day whenever he reported from April 2, 2001 to May 23, 2003. However, G.V. Prabhu Gaonkar worked as an honorary advisor in the Technical Education Department for three years from May 3, 2001. He was given the benefits meant for a State guest, including airfare. P.J.M. Kamat, who was appointed Officer on Special Deputy in the same department, was paid a salary of Rs. 21,500 from March 9, 2000 to December 31, 2004.

A retired special chief secretary, R.C. Sinha, was appointed senior advisor to the Government in the general administration department on a salary of Rs. 50,000 per-month and perks such as rent-free accommodation, car for official and private use, and medical expenditure re-imbursement.

Another retired IAS officer, Alban Couto, was appointed as an advisor for one year from April 2, 2003 with a salary of Rs. 25,000 per month and other perks, including travel allowances as permissible to secretaries of the Union Government and telephone bills.

The other appointees include the former Director of Information, Rajesh Singh, press liaison officer in the office of the Chief Minister, Rs. 18,320 per-month; former legislature secretary, A.B. Ulman, Officer on Special Duty, Chief Minister's office, Rs. 19,510 per month; Joy Bandekar, Officer on Special Duty, Goa Sadan, New Delhi, Rs. 30,000 per month.

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