DH Exclusive | UIDAI’s vigilance head chaired controversial MSIP’s technical evaluation team

The person heading the committee to evaluate the bids for the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)’s managed services infrastructure provider (MSIP) was the very person to whom grievances regarding the bids had to be forwarded.

It was UIDAI’s vigilance head Y L P Rao who headed the committee to evaluate the controversial Rs 1,642-crore bids.

While the technical committee gave the highest marks to HP-Enterprises during its evaluation, three other bidders — Wipro, IBM and Dell — had questioned the process in their letters to the Central Vigilance Commissioner.

However, according to the CVC rules, such complaints are normally forwarded to the Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of the organisation concerned since they pertain to “redressal of grievances” and matters related to government tender