RD&PR stripped of all major schemes
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 16 2013:
One of the major departments of the State Government, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (RD&PR) Department has been made insignificant with its Monitoring Cell taking away all major schemes to be implemented during the current financial year 2013-14 .
According to sources, the RD&PR Department is now made to handle only one scheme of Community Development and Panchayati Raj for Rs.1.20 crores, while its Monitoring Cell headed by the Principal Secretary has been entrusted with eight major schemes related to MGNREGS, Administration for DRDA, SGSY/NRLM, MLALAD, IAY, BRGF, OMGSY and MSRRDA.
A total sum of Rs.157.60 crores has been allocated for the nine schemes to be implemented during the current financial year.
The Department headed by the Director has obtained only a meagre share of Rs.1.20 crores while the Monitoring Cell has clinched a whopping amount of Rs.156.40 crores.
Moreover, eight months have already passed in the current financial year 2013-14.But only about 27 percent of the total allocated funds for the nine schemes could be utilized till date.
The RD&PR Department is now in a fix regarding the implementation of various schemes for rural development in the State.
The Director has no authority over the eight major schemes currently handled by the Monitoring Cell.
Such departmental crisis is going to cause heavy toll to the overall development of the State, sources said.