(a) whether outstanding dues of several foreign/domestic firms involved in the
recently concluded Commonwealth Games, 2010 have not been cleared/are held up by
the Government/Organising Committee;
(b) if so, the details including the amount outstanding against such firms;
(c) the reasons therefor;
(d) whether the said foreign and domestic firms are pressing for immediate clearance
of the dues; and
(e) if so, the time by which the said dues are likely to be paid to the concerned firms?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS(SHRI AJAY MAKEN)
(a) to (e) : The Organizing Committee (OC) has reported that legitimate payments to 37 foreign
vendors have already been made. Payment/s of the following eight foreign vendors are held up
because of want of certain clarifications being sought from them for finalizing their cases:
(Rs. In crores)
S.No. Name of the Amount paid in Balance to be Vendor Indian Rupees paid in Indian Rupees
1. Swiss Timing 103.15 5.94
2. Infostrada 6.72 2.82
3. K. Events SRL 33.60 1.82
4. Mark Fisher 0.69 0.23
5. Great Big Event 3.48 0.39
6. Spectek 8.98 1.48 Production
7. Production 14.36 1.59 Resource Group
8. EKS 9.45 2.36