BBMP junks job code to favour contractors

Bengaluru | Monday | 19th November, 2018

Summary:

Separate job codes ensure transparency in the system and avoid duplication of works.But documents accessed by TOI reveal that multiple works were taken up under a single job code in order to favour select contractors . 40 (Doddabidarakallu) where nine different works (worth Rs 4 crore each) have been issued with a single job code. The system generates job code certificate which cannot be tampered with or changed. Accordingly, the nine separate job codes issued earlier were cancelled and converted into one.Prasad said: “This is totally false. A job code may be single but it will contain a number of different works..