Keeping in view slow pace of utilisation of the funds released for various developmental projects, the Bageshwar district administration has directed the officials concerned to spend 80 per cent of the funds released to their respective departments by December end.
Reviewing status of utlisation of funds of various developmental projects being undertaken under district plan and State sector, Central sponsored schemes, 20 point programmes, B S Manral, District Magistrate, Bageshwar, has asked the officials concerned to ensure utilisation 80 per cent of funds released to their respective departments by end of December.
With proper and timely utilisation of funds, maintaining transparency in carrying out the developmental projects is vital. Therefore, those departments which are lagging behind in spending funds allotted to them, must put efforts to expedite the fund utilisation process in this month so that desired results could be achieved in given period of time, further said the District Magistrate, Bageshwar.
More so, with timely completion of the developmental projects, quality should also be maintained of these projects, he added. In the meanwhile, the District Magistrate, Bageshwar, has also stressed on the need to complete the Baijnath lake construction works on time, directing the officials concerned of the district irrigation department to take necessary steps in this regard.
Since a meeting to review the progress of various developmental works of the Kumaon division is going to be held under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary on December 10, therefore, all the officials concerned are supposed to be prepared for this meet, further said the District Magistrate, Bageshwar.
According to the officials concerned, the Bageshwar district administration has, however, been able to spend Rs 86,3541 lakh out of Rs 12,68,560 lakh under all sectors so far.