Official sources told Business Recorder that a reference against 13 projects executed by Pakistan Computer Bureau (PCB) and Electronic Government Directorates (EGD) is currently lying on the table of Minister of State for IT Anusha Rehman waiting for formal approval. The Minister is likely to give formal approval for sending the reference to NAB soon, after which the Bureau would thoroughly probe these cases and would fix responsibility. Sources further revealed that about 15 officials are directly involved in the process while some of them have already gone on long leave.
State Minister for IT had ordered to refer the internal audit reports showing gross financial, administrative and procedural irregularities of thirteen PSDP IT projects. Most of the projects began between 2004 and 2006 with a projected completion period of 2 to 3 years. However, despite a lapse of more than 7 years, the projects'' desired deliverables were not achieved within the defined timelines. It had become a yearly trend of PCB/EGD to seek extension of these projects on one pretext or another, said officials. The projects include ''Provision of E-Services at CDA, Islamabad, ''M/o Information Technology, Health NET Telemedicine Project for Rural/Remote Areas in Punjab (Holy Family Hospital Rawalpindi), ''HMIS and Networking facilities at Children Hospital, PIMS, Islamabad, E-Ennoblement of Establishment Division, Federal Government Data Centre and Intranet, E-Services at Chief/Deputy Commissioner''s Office, E-Services of Islamabad Police, E-Office at MoIT, E-Office Replication at Federal Ministries/Divisions, E-Services at FIA, E-Services at Ministry of Health, E-Services at Ministry of Interior and E-Services at Ministry of Population.
The Minister in September 2013 ordered to conduct a special audit of all the projects of MoIT attached departments/entities to ensure transparency, efficiency in their business processes and on-time delivery of the project deliverables, sources maintained.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Tahir Amin
Quelle/Source: Business Recorder, 21.01.2014
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