Lok Sabha Question No. 4011 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Services of Foreign Consultancy Firms
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Sanjay Jaiswal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4011 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2019

## SERVICES OF FOREIGN CONSULTANCY FIRMS

## 4011. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether NITI Aayog is hiring the services of foreign consultancy firms;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  firms  hired  during  the  last  three  years  along  with  the works/projects undertaken by each of them;
- (c) the money spent by NITI Aayog on each of these firms, company-wise; and
- (d) the manner in which NITI Aayog exercises oversight on the works undertaken by such firms?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) to (d): Hiring of services by NITI Aayog is primarily from organisations having distinct legal  status  in  India.  However,  some  of  the  firms  hired  have  global  lineage  in  terms  of foreign  shareholding  or  global  headquarters  being  in  a  foreign  country  or  brand  name usage. The details of firms and amount sanctioned/spent in the last three years are given in the Annexure.   Appropriate monitoring mechanisms are in place in NITI Aayog, including oversight committees to ensure timely completion of the assignments and quality thereof .

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## ANNEXURE

## Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4011, due for answer on 17.07.2019, raised by Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal, regarding 'Services of Foreign Consultancy Firms'

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Firm                                                                                    | Name of the Assignment                                                                                                                                                                   |   Amount Sanctioned/Spent (Rs. in Crores) |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Pricewaterhouse Coopers Pvt. Ltd.                                                                   | (i) Preparation of Policy Interventions for Giga Scale Battery Manufacturing Units                                                                                                       |                                    0.2419 |
|         1 | Pricewaterhouse Coopers Pvt. Ltd.                                                                   | (ii) Identifying Non-Core Assets for Monetization                                                                                                                                        |                                    0.2478 |
|         2 | Ernst &Young LLP                                                                                    | (i) Development Support Services for Infrastructure Projects in States                                                                                                                   |                                    3.6685 |
|         2 | Ernst &Young LLP                                                                                    | (ii) Redevelopment of Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Complex-Sports Authority of India (SAI) under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode.                                                      |                                    0.25   |
|         2 | Ernst &Young LLP                                                                                    | (iii) Redevelopment of Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex-Sports Authority of India (SAI) under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode                                                         |                                    0.25   |
|         3 | Dalberg Development Advisors Pvt. Ltd                                                               | (i) Composite Water Management Index for States-Round I.                                                                                                                                 |                                    0.2    |
|         3 | Dalberg Development Advisors Pvt. Ltd                                                               | (ii) Composite Water Management Index - Round II                                                                                                                                         |                                    0.22   |
|         4 | CRISIL Risk and Infrastructure Solutions Limited.                                                   | (i) Diagnostic Study for Power Distribution Sector                                                                                                                                       |                                    0.2005 |
|         4 | CRISIL Risk and Infrastructure Solutions Limited.                                                   | (ii) Setting up Solar Projects of 300 GWto 500 GWby2030                                                                                                                                  |                                    0.236  |
|         4 | CRISIL Risk and Infrastructure Solutions Limited.                                                   | (iii) New Approaches to PPP focusing on the Airports, Urban Rail and Integrated Solid Waste Management Sectors.                                                                          |                                    0.2492 |
|         5 | IPE Global Limited in Consortium with Horwath HTL France and Crowe Horwath HTL Consultants Pvt Ltd. | Preparation of 'Concept Development Plans and Detailed Master Plans' for Holistic Development of four identified islands in Andaman & Nicobar and five identified islands in Lakshadweep |                                    7.0053 |
|         6 | Boston Consulting Group India Pvt.Ltd.                                                              | Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital in Education (SATH-E)                                                                                                                  |                                    6.555  |

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