The Pithoragarh district administration has directed officials concerned of different departments in the district to ensure full utilisation of the funds released under the district plan and other sectors by December 15, 2014.
At the same time, taking note of the poor progress of some of the developmental projects like Indira Aawas, slum development in Municipal Council areas, toilet construction, to name a few, under the 20-point programme, the district administration has also asked the officials concerned to improve performance in these areas.
Officials said that out of about `22.98 crore released under the district plan this financial year, different departments have so far spent about `17.42 crore on ongoing developmental works.
Similarly, out of about `89.65 crore released under the State sector during this financial year, an amount of `44. 6 crore have been so far utilised by different departments on various developmental projects, as per the Pithoragarh district administration.
It has also asked those officials concerned who have utilised the released funds to apply for additional funds for the completion of the ongoing developmental works. Meanwhile, the officials concerned of the different departments have also been asked by the district administration, to submit their next financial year’s developmental projects under the district plan for approval soon.
Emphasising the need for timely completion of the developmental projects, the administration also asked the officials to ensure timely utilisation of funds so that projects could be completed on time and people may be benefitted from these developmental works.
Notably, with a view to ensuring timely completion of the developmental works and cent percent utilisation of the developmental funds, the State Government released the entire fund approved under the district plan in one go to all the districts at the beginning of the current financial year.