ThiruvananThapuram: The Committee appointed by the government to check the report of the committee of two members of the Engage Sprinklr Inc.
for Covid-19 data analysis has given Clean Chit to officers IAS M Sivasar which is under suspension.
The committee also found that attractive sprinklr did not have a negative impact on the interests of the country.
According to the Committee report Nair K Sasidharan, although all responsibility for the involvement of Sprinklr for Covid-19 data management is the former presidential secretary of the chairman of Sivasanankar, he has no bad intentions when involving the company.
“No doubt the irregularities occurred in involving sprinklr for data analysis.
However, despite irregularities, in the totality of all facts and material in the record and recorded the extraordinary conditions that apply at that time, the Committee argued that there was no evil design, hatred or faith Bad can be linked to M Sivasar for its deviation in involving sprinklr for data analysis.
“The report was further said that Sivasarkar seemed to have pursued software as a service (SaaS) only as a product and proceed to buy the same thing on the premise that it was given a pro- Bono and in his capacity as an electronic head and it was department and he was empowered to buy it by following the manual provisions of the store purchase.
The next report said that all activities with sprinklr continued just less than a month.
“There is no payment made to SPRINKLR.
Sprinklr activities continue just less than a month and on April 20, 2020, all data is transferred to the country data center managed by C-DIT, and instructions are also given to destroy the data if anyone remains with sprinklr, “It’s said.
The next report said that accordingly, Sprinklr reports compliance with the same and there is no evidence, as it is now, to prove that the interests of the state are affected due to the involvement of sprinklr.
SaaS has obtained from M / S sprinklr without respecting the procedure that must be followed by the Government Department.
Also, security issues are not addressed when involving the company.
“M Sivasarkar and managing director of his colleague Ksitl Jayasaran Prasad have not been careful to understand and resolve the risks and challenges associated with involving M / S sprinklr for analysis of sensitive health data structured by citizens but seems to have given permission immediately” the report said.
The government has involved the two member committees led by former Civil Aviation Secretary Union Madhavan Nambiar to see problems regarding the involvement of Sprinklr.
This committee found that the legal process was not followed in completing contracts, and permission from the minister’s chairman, who was also the IT Minister, was not taken before carrying out an agreement with Sprinklr.
“Because we deal with data security issues and entrust sensitive data to foreign companies, this can harm the country and its citizens,” said the previous committee.
Chennithala looked for a Judicial Probe: Meanwhile, the leader of the Congress and former opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala said that the Nair Sasidharan committee report was prepared to give Chit Chit and M Sivasannankar.
He demanded that Judicial investigations have to be done in this matter.