Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday held a meeting with ministers concerned and other stake-holders to take stock of the preparations for the Commonwealth Games to be held in October.
The meeting began at 4.30 pm at the Prime Minister's residence. It was attended by Minister of Urban Development S Jaipal Reddy, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports MS Gill, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi, and other top government officials.
Singh said those found guilty of corruption in Commonwealth Games preparations would face severe and exemplary punishment.
Sources said that there is likely to be an oversight panel headed by Sports Minister MS Gill, and the Organising Committee of the CWG will report to this panel.
Prime Minister said that there had been slippages in the time schedules of some of the construction works and deficiencies had also been observed in some of the works. He said that, in the run up to the Games, it was important to gain public confidence by instilling order and carrying out effective supervision of the preparation works.
The Cabinet Secretary was directed to liaise closely with the Group of Ministers (GoM) on CWG to ensure effective coordination among all the concerned authorities.
"The Cabinet Secretary will have jurisdiction over matters relating to Commonwealth Games Organising Committee and and a Secretary level officer will liase with the GoM on a daily basis," Singh said.
The Prime Minister directed the ministries concerned, the Government of the National Capital Region (NCR) and the Organising Committee to complete all pending works expeditiously through time-bound action plans and carry out a quality audit of the completed facilities.
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