Imphal, April 04: In yet another instance of cover-up exercise related to inefficiency of the SPF Government report has been reportedly furnished to Central Government authorities that 90 percent of Annual Plan allocation from the 2007-08 fiscal has been completed even though ground reality do not subscribe to the claim.

Even through claims had been made with regard to completion of 90 percent of the earmarked development scheme and the required amount released by the Government works initiated under the Annual Plan allocation is far from being complete.

Moreover, only 50 percent of Rs 500 crore extended to the State under the Special Plan Assistance could be utilised till date, said an informed source who further revealed that out of Rs 1486 crore provided under the 2007-08 Annual Plan Rs 1328 crore had been released by authorities of different departments upto March 31 with the certification that schemes implemented under the funding had been completed to the tune of 90 percent.

While some works conceived under the Annual Plan funds are yet to be completed or even implemented in some cases the said fund utilisation claim do not necessarily mean actual release of the said amount to the departments from the technical point of view as the amount had been kept in the account of the departments without its actual release, the source explained.

nevertheless, the sanctioned amount totals Rs 1000 crore, it maintained.

Further disclosing that only 50 percent from the total allocation of Rs 500 crore under the SPA 2007-08 could be utilised till date, the source doubted efficiency of Engineering departments in speedy execution of assigned tasks or its utilisation.

lethargic utilisation out of the earmarked amount under the SPA had been attributed to non-release and deduction of funds by the Union Planning Commission for schemes like accelerated irrigation benefit project, border road plan and LDA.

It is said that owing to the Union Planning Commission not releasing an amount of about Rs 70 crore schemes initiated under the accelerated irrigation benefit project like the Khuga Multi-purpose Project, Dolaithabi Project and Thoubal Dam are likely to be effected.

Rising cost of these projects are also yet to be approved by the Commission, the source confided while detailing that funds held back by the Commission concerns Rs 15 crore for the Border Road Plan, second instalment of Rs 20 crore for the LDA and Rs 15 crore loan acquired from the NABARD and REC.

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