The Smart City Thiruvananthapuram Ltd (SCTL), which has of late witnessed a spate of exits at various positions, recently took the decision to constitute a project implementation unit (PIU) and empanel independent consultants at additional cost disregarding the decision of the previous board meetings.
The board meeting held in March had approved a decision to empanel consultants to provide handholding support to the SCTL and seven independent consultants were recruited for civil, electrical and legal and HR departments.
While the recommendation was to fix remuneration for these consultants at Rs 6,000 per day for their service of 20 days a month, the board revised it as Rs 3,000 per day.
M.K. Padma Kumar is involved in developing strategies and managing operations for the IPE Global Group.
He has over 25 years of experience in the development sector, working in civil society organisations and international development agencies like DANIDA and DFID. As the Head of State Partnerships at the DFID India, he was responsible for developing partnerships, programme design, management and strategic oversight of all programmes implemented in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha. He has managed various development programmes. His expertise lies in driving operational, financial and programmatic transformations. Before DFID, he was associated with Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), Help Age and World Wildlife Fund.
He holds a Master’s degree in Business Management with specialisation in Human Resource Management and Finance. He is extensively trained in Project Cycle Management, Grant Management, Performance Management, Leadership Skills and Change Management.
