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| Less than 50 pc funds utilized under MGNREGA during 2012 | | While Minister fumes at not getting award | | early times report
Srinagar, Feb 3: The J&K Government is under scanner once again for having failed to spend the funds provided by the Govt of India during the last four years under NREGA and during year 2012 less than 50 % of the allotted funds have been utilized.
As per reports the J&K Government on Saturday complained about not getting due recognition from the Center on the good work in rural development being undertaken by the state despite the threat of militancy and inhospitable terrain and the matter was raised by Ali Mohammad Sagar J&K's Rural Development Minister at the MGNREGA Sammelan held in New Delhi which was attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi. J&K Govt is under scanner already after the MGNREGA funds were stopped in Budgam district by the Ministry of Rural Development Govt of India.
As per the official data of Ministry of Rural Development Govt of India , during last year ( 2012 ) Rs 43425.53 lakhs were allotted to J&K under MGNREGA but only Rs 21113.00 was spent till mid December 2012 and this means that less than 50 % funds have been utilized . These funds include contingency and supervision funds as well.
Earlier last week accusing the claims of the Government on Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS),the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had called for a thorough inquiry into the implementation of this flagship programme.
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