Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 28: Despite tall claims of huge funding for development works in J&K being repeatedly made by the Centre and UT government, ground situation is altogether different with liabilities of executing agencies, contractors bourgeoning year after year.
This was stated by Harsh Dev Singh, chairman JKNPP while interacting with a deputation of contractors who had called on him to highlight their work related issues and grievances during the ongoing Corona pandemic.
He also said that non-clearance of dues of contractors has most seriously impacted the livelihood of working class in particular as this class has been deprived of their wages and work done claims.
Questioning arbitrary withholding of funds in various government departments including PWD, PHE, RDD and PDD, Harsh Dev said that criminal negligence of the government has affected the livelihood and threatened the very survival of poor people dependent on daily earnings.
He regretted non-payment for several works executed during the past one year under CRF, NABARD, State sector, PMRP etc creating huge resentment amongst the contractors and work force.
The JKNPP leader claimed a deep rooted culture of corruption prevalent in the system responsible for the prevalent crisis wherein huge kickbacks were sought for settlement of even the most genuine claims.
Expressing grave concern over non clearance of liabilities for works done under MGNREGA during the last four years, Harsh Dev said, it was the poorest sections of society living in village Panchayats who had been severely hit due to such inordinate delay in making their payments.
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