Nagaland state has an unspent outstanding balance of about Rs. 61.33 Crore from grants in-aid for development extended to the state, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Paban Singh Ghatowar has said.
Nagaland is among other North Eastern states that have been enjoying grants in-aid under the Non Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) Scheme by the Ministry of DoNER.
That the state has no revenue parley and has to depend on the central government, the “unspent balance” may be comparatively petty. However, considering that a tiny state as Nagaland has no revenue but has accrued a debt of Rs. 5221.67 crore, the “unspent balance” of Rs. 61.33 crore may still attract misgivings about the state government’s use of funds meant for development.
Citizens may find interesting that on November 13, the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) had accused the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland of being “unable to release the development funds for the state’s work programs.” The government’s ‘inability’ to release the funds, the NPCC had stated, has led to development activities coming to a ‘standstill’ and that “it has no money to maintain the state’s assets.”
DoNER Minister (Independent Charge) Paban Singh Ghatowar informed the Lok Sabha November 22 of the status of outstanding utilization certificates and unspent balances with the state governments.
He said Arunachal Pradesh has Rs. 160.38 crore, Assam has Rs. 107.95 crore, Manipur at Rs. 65.77 crore, Meghalaya at Rs. 97.58 crore, Mizoram at Rs. 71.69 crore; Nagaland has Rs. 61.33 crore, Sikkim at Rs. 85.93 crore and Tripura with an outstanding balance of Rs. 35.10 Crore.
Ghatowar informed that Lok Sabha of the details of total funds granted/released and utilized (state-wise) for the development of North Eastern states under the NLCPR, during each of the last three years and the current year.
According to the DoNER minister’s details of the funds released to Nagaland and utilized by the state under the NLCPR, the segments are: Rs. 103.81 crore (2008-09) out of which Rs. 61.84 crore was utilized; Rs. 102.94 crore (2009-10) out of which Rs. 113.96 crore was utilized; Rs. 98.43 crore (2010-11) out of which Rs. 109.37 crore was utilized and Rs. 59.02 (2011-12 as on 16.11.11) crore out of which Rs. 61.94 crore was utilized.
Nagaland is among other North Eastern states that have been enjoying grants in-aid under the Non Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) Scheme by the Ministry of DoNER.
That the state has no revenue parley and has to depend on the central government, the “unspent balance” may be comparatively petty. However, considering that a tiny state as Nagaland has no revenue but has accrued a debt of Rs. 5221.67 crore, the “unspent balance” of Rs. 61.33 crore may still attract misgivings about the state government’s use of funds meant for development.
Citizens may find interesting that on November 13, the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) had accused the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland of being “unable to release the development funds for the state’s work programs.” The government’s ‘inability’ to release the funds, the NPCC had stated, has led to development activities coming to a ‘standstill’ and that “it has no money to maintain the state’s assets.”
DoNER Minister (Independent Charge) Paban Singh Ghatowar informed the Lok Sabha November 22 of the status of outstanding utilization certificates and unspent balances with the state governments.
He said Arunachal Pradesh has Rs. 160.38 crore, Assam has Rs. 107.95 crore, Manipur at Rs. 65.77 crore, Meghalaya at Rs. 97.58 crore, Mizoram at Rs. 71.69 crore; Nagaland has Rs. 61.33 crore, Sikkim at Rs. 85.93 crore and Tripura with an outstanding balance of Rs. 35.10 Crore.
Ghatowar informed that Lok Sabha of the details of total funds granted/released and utilized (state-wise) for the development of North Eastern states under the NLCPR, during each of the last three years and the current year.
According to the DoNER minister’s details of the funds released to Nagaland and utilized by the state under the NLCPR, the segments are: Rs. 103.81 crore (2008-09) out of which Rs. 61.84 crore was utilized; Rs. 102.94 crore (2009-10) out of which Rs. 113.96 crore was utilized; Rs. 98.43 crore (2010-11) out of which Rs. 109.37 crore was utilized and Rs. 59.02 (2011-12 as on 16.11.11) crore out of which Rs. 61.94 crore was utilized.
