Guwahati, May 17 -- A Right to Information (RTI) application has brought to light that the Assam government has disbursed over Rs 47 crore to prominent global consultancy firms, including Deloitte, Ernst & Young (E&Y), PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), and KPMG, over the years.

The startling revelation comes from information obtained by Rakesh Hazarika, Executive Director of the Centre for Efficient Governance, through replies from a limited number of Assam government departments and autonomous bodies.

However, a significant cloud of opacity hangs over the matter as a staggering 45 departments, Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), and other institutions under the state government have failed to respond to the RTI query.

According to the disc...