The claim of top Urban Development Ministry officials before Public Accounts Committee (PAC) runs contrary to the stand of the Sports Ministry which has maintained that CPWD's role in Games-related work was constantly monitored by the Urban Development Ministry.
Sources said when some members pointed that CPWD comes under the Urban Development Ministry, its officials told the panel that ahead of the Games, the agency had been reporting to various ministries and departments while carrying out its task.
Officials of the Urban Development Ministry and DDA today appeared before the PAC on the issue of CAG's report on Commonwealth Games tabled in Parliament last year.
According to a background note circulated to its members last week, the PAC had said the Urban Development Ministry supervised and monitored the work of CPWD in construction of nine stadia of the Sports Authority of India and the Big Bore Shooting Range at Kaderpur.
During the meeting, DDA officials were quizzed about the contracts awarded to private companies for construction projects. (MORE)
