Bmc spent Rs 1.70 crores on retired officer who appointed as OSD/Consultant

In a shocking revelation made by activist Anil Galgali, In the various offices and departments of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), as many as 40 Officers on Special Duty (OSD) as well as Consultants have been appointed n Contractual Basis in the last 5 years, and a whopping sum of Rs. 1.70 crores have been spent on them as fees for their services. The RTI was filed at the commissioners office. To top it, the BMC Commissioner has gone out of the way, ignoring the Government as within his powers, has actually given extensions to some them not once, but twice. N.K Kusnoor seems to be the favorite OSD/ Consultant who has pocketed Rs. 29.50 lakhs, the most by any Consultant/OSD. RTI Activists Anil Galgali had sought information from the BMC Commissioner office of such appointments of such consultants and OSDs. BMC provided Anil Galgali with a list of 40 officers who have been deputed and retained by the BMC from 1st January 2010 till the 28th February, 2015. Some officers of the monthly retainer-ship were either earning directly Rs. 50,000/- or some were even pocketing Rs. 5,850/- per month. In all, BMC has spurlged a whopping 1.70 crores for taking care of these Retired Employees in these 5 years. 3 OSDs/Consultants have got an extension twice, and some special 3 OSDs/Consultants and managed to get extensions once. To name a few, PV Kulkarni ( Asst Commissioner  -Special Engineer)  S.S. palav ( Asst Commissioner-Special Engineer) and Sneha Khandekar (Director) have got extensions twice by the Commissioner, whereas N H Kusnoor ( Additional Commissioner-Projects), S.D Khandare ( Dy. Chief Engineer- Planning) and Uday Mande ( Dy Chief Engineer) have been granted extension only once.  # TOP 10 Lakhpatis ...Thank you Commissioner! Nearly 40 Officers have made merry in the last 5 years, thanks to special efforts taken by the BMC commissioner. The Commissioner did not take the government in confidence, had it done that, it would have been a cakewalk as it is seen, claim sources. The monies earned by these OSDs cum Consultants will definitely raise some eyebrows. NH Kusoor 29.50 lakhs,  SS Palav 13.10 lakhs, Sneha Khandekar 10.47 lakhs, PV Kulkarni 9.87 lakhs, SD Khandare  9 lakhs, Shashikant Shinde 7.20 lakhs, Govind Rathod 6 lakhs, Uday Mande 5.71 lakhs and Babasaheb Pawar has managed to earn 5.37 lakhs.     # All rules were flouted!!! The BMC Commissioner  has not sought any permission from the Government, and did make sure that these 40 officers make merry. The worst is Commissioners office has agreed to not take any permission, but has taken support of various Notices and Orders to ensure these officers are on board, in the RTI. In a special order passed by the Court in the Dr jagganath Dhone v/s Government of Maharashtra, on the 14th January, 2010, the Court had directed to make such appointments but only after getting the necessary permission from the Government. The earlier Government on learning such Contractual appointments had sent home An Officer named Khobragade aged 68, who was appointment by now CIC Ratnakar Gaikwad then. I have written to CM Devendra Fadnavis along with Chief Secretary Swadhin Kshatriya and newly appointed BMC chief Ajoy Mehta to sought permission from government and make such appointments, " asserts Galgali. Anil Galgali  has also asked for special attention to officers who get extensions after their initial 11 months contract and checkout there progress report as OSD / Consultant.