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Vijayan Accuses UDF Government of Outsourcing Policy to Multinational Firm
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News18•30-09-2026, 21:30
Vijayan Accuses UDF Government of Outsourcing Policy to Multinational Firm
- •Senior CPI(M) leader Pinarayi Vijayan accused the UDF government in Kerala of "outsourcing" policy formulation and development priorities to a London-based multinational company for Rs 50 lakh under the "Reimagining Kerala" initiative.
- •Vijayan stated that entrusting policy formulation to a private multinational company is unprecedented and a "challenge to democratic governance," questioning the stance of the Congress and other UDF constituents.
- •He alleged that around 40 employees of the foreign company were tasked with coordinating strategic programs, potentially affecting the confidentiality of project details and sidelining government officials and the State Planning Board.
- •Vijayan emphasized that policy priorities should be determined by elected political leadership, not multinational consultancies, and criticized the government for bypassing institutions like the State Planning Board.
- •He also raised concerns about foreign trips of ministers being funded by unidentified sponsors and the erosion of transparency and public accountability by yielding to private-sector interests.
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Pinarayi Vijayan criticized the UDF government for hiring a London-based multinational company for Rs 50 lakh under the "Reimagining Kerala" initiative to identify priority programs and coordinate their implementation.
According to Vijayan, around 40 employees of the foreign company were assigned to coordinate the government's strategic programmes and projects, which he claimed would compromise project confidentiality.
Vijayan alleged that corporate advisers were brought in by sidelining government officials, people's representatives, and the State Planning Board, which is traditionally entrusted with policy formulation.