Following the completion of all official formalities, the 300 MW capacity lakhwad hydro electricity project is now pending awaiting investment clearance. This and other issue were raised and deliberated upon in the meeting chaired by the State Chief Secretary Shatrughna Singh regarding the various issues pending with the Central Government.
Departmental Secretaries and officials informed that while the 300 MW lakhwad project is pending awaiting investment clearance after the necessary formalities having been met with, the 300 MW capacity Nandprayag—Bawla project is awaiting clearance from the Central Water Commission.
It was further claimed by the officials concerned that execution of work is not progressing further in the 660 MW Kishau hydro electricity project which will purportedly benefit five States. The sum of Rs 106 crore under the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) is due from the Central Government to the State, informed the officials.
Regarding the issues of the State pending with the Ministry of Home Affairs, the officials stated that a sum of Rs 13 crore had been granted approval by the Government of India for the formation of Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) first out of which so far Rs 11 crore has been paid with the formation of IRB second also being among the works slated for execution.
It was stated that the Government Railway Police (GRP) force has been established in the State with 50 per cent of the expenditure incurred to be provided by the Ministry of Railways. Officials also stated that about 50 per cent of payment has been made to the THDC India limited for the construction of the Dobra-Chanthi bridge in Tehri district with the construction yet to be completed.
Other issues and provisions pending with the State Government include the provision of insurance for sanitation workers under the Urban Development Ministry, non-issuance of the fund approved for irrigation works, establishment of three ESI hospitals under labour ministry, the monetary amount for transportation driver training institute and the pending establishment of sub-centres under the health department.
Officials stated that under medical education, the establishment of medical colleges was to be facilitated in Dehradun, Almora and Rudrapur with the amount of Rs 188 crore and Rs 189 crore for Almora and Rudrapur respectively not having been approved so far. In addition to this, only Rs 17 crore have been received by the State of total Rs 100 crore for establishment of five nursing colleges in Uttarakhand.
The amount of Rs 106 crore for the construction works under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), and Rs 19 crore in the salary-head is still pending. Further Rs 91 crore of the Right To Education is pending out of the Rs 232 crore construction works under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.
The other pending issues and amounts stated in the meeting included Rs 970 crore for the proposed national games 2018 in Uttarakhand and Rs 14.50 crore of the e-district project. Officials stated that the various pending issues will be raised assertively in the meeting to be held in the future in the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog.