a) the number of consultants employed by the Central Election Commission (CEC) at present;
b) whether all of them were appointed as consultants after retirement from Government service;
c) if so, the amount of honorarium being paid to all the consultants and the duration for which they have been appointed;
d) whether any common citizen has also been appointed to the said post; and
e) if so, the details thereof ?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW & JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS
(Shri P.P. CHAUDHARY)
a) & (e) : 18 consultants have been employed by Central Election Commission (CEC) at present. The information with respect to the consultants has been given in Annexure – I.
ANNEXURE-I
Sl.No. Name of the Consultant Period of employment
Honorarium paid Whether appointed after retirement from government service.
1. Shri Vipin Katara, Consultant(EVM) One(1) year (w.e.f. 19.10.2017) Rs.80,000/- Yes
2. Mrs. Anjana Gosain, Consultant (Legal) One (1) year (w.e.f.. 10.05.2017) Rs. 80,000/- No
3. Ms. Smitha Sathasivan, Consultant (PWD) Six(6) months (w.e.f. 16.11.17 - 15.05.2018) Rs. 25,000/- Yes
4. Mrs. Padma Kumari Menon, Consultant One (1) year (w.e.f. 14.09.17 – 13.09.2018) Rs. 40,000/- Yes
5. Shri Ghan Shyam Khohar, Consultant (PPS) Thee (3) months (w.e.f. 14.03.2018) Rs. 50,000/- Yes
6. Shri Tapan Kumar Dutta, Consultant(PPS) Three (3) months (w.e.f. 14.03.2018) Rs.25,000/- Yes
7. Shri Bhawar Lal, Consultant(EVM & VVPAT) One (1) year (w.e.f. 10.01.2018) Rs. 80,000/- Yes
8. Dr. Bhagbanprakash, Consultant (Training) 22.02.2011 to 11.05.2018 Rs. 80,000/- Yes
9. Shri Noor Mohammad, Consultant(Training) 22.05.2012 to 22.05.2018) Rs. 80,000/- Yes
10. Shri S.K.Mendiratta, Legal Advisor 01.01.1998 – Till date Rs. 80,000/- Yes
11. Shri S.D.Sharma, Sr. Fellow Six(6) months w.e.f (01.12.2017) Rs. 80,000/- Yes
12. Dr.Aarti Aggarwal One (1) year (w.e.f. 29.11.2017) Rs. 80,000/- No
13. Ms. Simran Sachdeva One (1) year (w.e.f. 02.05.2017) Rs. 35,000/- No
14. Shri Vinayak Sen One (1) year (w.e.f. 02.05.2017) Rs. 35,000/- No
15. Shri Apoorv Tiwary One (1) year (w.e.f. 01.06.2017) Rs. 35,000/- No
16. Ms. Aradhna One(1) year (w.e.f. 06.11.2017) Rs. 35,000/- No
17. Shri V.K.Sharma, Consultant (IC) One (1) year (w.e.f. 27.09.2017) Rs. 80,000/- Yes
18. Shri Pradeep Sangwan, Consultant (EVM) One (1) year (w.e.f. 27.11.2017) Rs. 8.3 Lakh per annum (Consolidated) Yes