DIMAPUR, FEBRUARY 12 (MExN): In a rejoinder to the Network of Nagaland Drugs and AIDS Organization (NNagaDAO), Nagaland Finance Department on Friday clarified that the Government of India had sanctioned an amount of Rs 257.79 lakhs which was credited to the State government account vide RBI on February 5, 2016 and the statement received on February 6.
Subsequently, an amount of Rs 145.01 lakh against the same sanction letter was credited to the State government on February 9 and the statement received the next day, February 10.
Informing this, Secretary to the Government of Nagaland, Y Khiheto Sema said the file for release of the amount mentioned above was received from the concerned department only on February 12 at 1:30pm which was then immediately put up to higher authority for release. The fund is expected to be released at the earliest, Sema added.
The Finance Department has termed it unfortunate that NNagaDAO took the issue to print and social media accusing the State government without clarifying the facts and circumstances of the matter with the concerned department.
It also maintained that the letter addressed to the Principal Director, Health & Family Welfare was written with the intention of releasing the funds at the earliest for the implementation of the programme rather than to mislead or to be condemned.
