A committee headed by three senior officers of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has recommended punishments that include one-time penalty, stoppage of increments ranging from one to five years, and recovery from pension in case of retired employees, he said.
"The municipal commissioner has given his nod to punish these erring staffers and officers. The detailed order and the quantum of punishment will be uploaded on the civic body's website very soon. We hope it will suffice to act as a deterrent," said the officer.
The indicted staffers include an assistant municipal commissioner, executive engineers, an assistant engineer, sub engineers and eight junior engineers.
The scam came to light in 2014 after an inquiry conducted by the BMC's Test, Audit and Vigilance department found out that several civic officials were flouting e-tendering norms by opening tenders for a short window of time to only enable certain favoured contractors.
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The then BMC Commissioner Sitaram Kunte had constituted a three-member committee to investigate the irregularities.
Simultaneously, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) is also investigating the charges against officials.