Modi-led dispensation indifferent towards Assam: Gogoi

GUWAHATI: Chief minister Tarun Gogoi said that widening gap between fund allocation and fund released for North Eastern Council projects hampering in the region.
Gogoi said that the Assam government has received Rs 402 crore up to 2015-16 against which utilization certificates to the tune of Rs 341 crore has been submitted, which is 81 per cent of the total fund released to Assam.
“The NEC released another amount of Rs 27 crore towards last quarter of 2015-16 for which utilization certificates will be submitted in due course,” Gogoi said.
He also informed that sanctioning of projects by the NEC however is not commensurate with the total allocation made to the Government of Assam.
“Making the matter simple during 2014-15, Centre allocated an amount of Rs 312.39 crore as NEC projects for Assam. Accordingly we submitted project proposals for 47 projects with total cost involvement of Rs 263.36 crore but NEC approved only five projects with financial involvement of Rs 20.93 crore towards the end of financial year and released only Rs 46.73 crore for both ongoing and new projects. Similarly during 2015-16, Rs 312.39 crore was allotted and we submitted 34 project proposals with total financial involvement Rs 250.87 crore. However, NEC approved only two new projects for Rs 26.24 crore and released only Rs 27.91 crore against the allocated amount for the year 2015-16,” he said.
Gogoi said that in view of the widening gap between fund allocation and actual fund released by the Centre for NEC projects in Assam only reveals the indifferent attitude of the Modi-led dispensation towards Assam and hampering the progress of the state.