After Contractor's Suicide, Karnataka To Check Tenders Above Rs 50 Crore

"I've appointed a high-level commission. A retired high court judge will be heading it," Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday announced a high-level commission to check tenders that are above Rs 50 crore. "I've appointed a high-level commission. A retired high court judge will be heading it. The commission will comprise a financial and a technical expert," he said.

"Tenders above Rs 50 crore will be scrutinised by a committee headed by a judge. The tender will be initiated only after the process," Mr Bommai said.

The Chief Minister said the committee will start working by next week. It has been constituted so that tenders meet regulations specified under the KTPP Act. The tenders will be given only to those after the committee has vetted the tender pre-conditions.

Officials have been told not to issue work orders verbally and that all the guidelines to award a tender must be followed.