Inherited Rs 9,000 crore liability from previous NC govt: Mufti Mohmmad Sayeed

JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir government has inherited a liability of over Rs 9,000 crore from the previous National Conference regime, Chief Minister Mufti Mohmmad Sayeed claimed today and said ways and means have to be explored to clear the backlog.

"Unfortunately, we have inherited liability of over Rs 9,000 crore, including Rs 3,000 crore on account of works executed without tendering and adhering to codal formalities (by previous NC-Congress government)," he said.

The chief minister made these observations while chairing the District Development Board meetings of Rajouri and Poonch districts here today. Sayeed said "ways and means have to be explored to clear the backlog".

Stressing on dovetailing Central and State Plan schemes to execute projects fraught with financial constraints, Sayeed said the government will closely monitor implementation of district capital plans to see that allocated funds are utilised properly.

He said the government has also reserved 1/3rd component within the Capital Expenditure Plans to defray huge liabilities in a phased manner, which have been inherited from the previous regime.

The Chief Minister observed that in the past few years, the state has been found wanting in effective implementation of Centrally-Sponsored Schemes (CSSs) which has deprived the people of the benefits envisaged under these projects.

While Rs 197.94 crore Annual Plan for Rajouri district has been approved, a Capital Plan outlay of Rs 173.16 crore for Poonch district was passed in the Board meeting.