In 5 years, 16 ministries gave Rs 500 crore work to Big Five consultants https://indianexpress.com/article/express-exclusive/in-5-years-16-ministries-gave-rs-500-crore-work-to-big-five-consultants-9018061/lite/ Shyamlal Yadav November 9, 2023
These projects involved a sweeping range of activities for the government, including “financial due diligence”, “retainer for advisory service”, “hiring technical consultants” — and even “evaluation of nominations for e-governance awards”, the records show.
From petroleum to power and from NITI Aayog to India’s own Aadhaar project, 16 ministries/ departments in the Central Government outsourced several key assignments covering many facets of governance to top multinational consultancy firms, mainly the ‘Big Four’ plus McKinsey & Co, an investigation by The Indian Express of records made available under the Right To Information (RTI) Act has found.
From PwC to EY, five big consultancy firms secure ₹500 crore contracts from govt in 5 years: https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/pwc-ey-kpmg-deloitte-mckinsey-big-consultancy-firms-secure-rs-500-crore-contracts-from-govt-in-5-years-11699502174596.html
09 Nov 2023