Sreedharan submits interim report on rly tendering to Prabhu

Suggesting greater delegation of powers to General Managers (GM) and Divisional Railway Managers (DRM), former Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) chief E Sreedharan today submitted an interim report to Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.
"Powers will be delegated to GMs and DRMs for speedy implementation of projects. Hope transparency and merit prevails," Prabhu twitted after submission of the report by Sreedharan.
After taking over the ministry, Prabhu has constituted the one-man Sreedharan committee to fix accountability in all tendering processes.
The interim report, suggesting ways to delegate tendering and commercial powers to General Managers, was received by Prabhu at his office in the Parliament House here.

"My decision not to deal with tenders by Minister moves closer to implementation by Sreedharan submitting report (sic)," Prabhu wrote on social networking site Twitter.
The interim report was to be submitted by Sreedharan within two weeks of the constitution of the committee and the time limit has been adhered to, said a senior Railway Ministry official adding "the final report is expected within three months."
The committee has been tasked to suggest a set of procedures to be followed in tendering processes so that transparency and accountability are ensured.
Emphasis on these dual criteria in the tendering process by the Railway Minister will give a quantum jump to the efficiency, transparency and implementation of railway projects and bring in an overall improvement in the system of working.