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Six months on, all departments asked to resubmit APRs for release of SPA
Release of SPA amounting Rs. 2064 Crores
9/20/2013 11:14:25 PM
Akshay Azad
JAMMU, Sept 20: The development works in Jammu and Kashmir for the ongoing financial year 2013-14 are likely to get hampered as all government departments have been asked to resubmit fresh Action Plan Reports (APRs) for release of Special Plan Assistance Component of 2064 Crores.
The resubmission of APR will linger the release of SPA component, which will ultimately result in obstruct many prestigious projects of various government departments. Sources informed Early Times that on the recommendations of PCI, the state Planning and Development department (P&DD), has recently issued directions to all departments, asking them to resubmit Action Plan Reports (APRs), so that same would be sent to PCI, for the release of SPA component.
"To avail SPA of Rs. 2064 Crores, the state government is required to submit the Action Plan for Rs. 2293 Crores under projectization to PCI for their approval and release of funds", the circular issued by P&DD to all departments read as. The District Development Commissioners/ Administrative departments have been asked to send the Action Plan shortly to P&DD, so that same would be conveyed to PCI for the release of funds, sources said, adding that the implementing agencies were required to furnish the operative part of Detailed Project Report (DPR) in PDF format so that same would be uploaded to Monitoring system, developed by PCI. Sources further disclosed that the P&DD has made it clear to all the departments that PCI would only release the SPA component, only after the information would be given to PCI. "All the DDC's/Administrative departments are now required to send APR to state P&DD, following which same will be forwarded to PCI for the release of Rs. 2064 Crores SPA component", sources said, adding that around six months have already been lapsed and it would take more time to send APR, which would ultimately hamper various prestigious projects likely to be undertaken by various departments for financial year 2013-14. An official seeking anonymity said that even P&DD has authorize all departments to use 100 percent annual plan funds, but not a single penny would be released until APR would be submitted to PCI.
"All the departments had submit APR to PCI, presuming the annual plan of Rs. 8000 Crores, but after the annual plan was reduced to Rs. 7300 Crores, all have been asked to resend APR", he said, adding that it would ultimately delay the release of SPA component, which would severely affected various development works in state.
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