Connect with us

JAMMU & KASHMIR

Dearth of funds leaves two dozen mega projects in Edu deptt languishing | KNO

Published

on

kno news

Srinagar, June 19 (KNO) : The lack of funds and poor execution of projects has hampered the completion of vital projects in the school education department. The inordinate delay in completion of these major projects by the department has left them as languishing for past many years. An official told KNO that the projects were approved under various centrally sponsored and state schemes during past years but the delay in release of funds by government led to shelving of these mega projects of the department. “These are 27 projects which have been now declared as languishing projects,” the official told KNO. The official said the department compiled data of these languishing projects on directions of chief secretary after the governor administration decide to constitute J&K Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation Limited (JKIDFC) to generate Rs 8000 crore to be utilised in a phased manner to restart work on incomplete projects. “In first phase 13 languishing projects in education department were enlisted after getting administrative approval for the cost of Rs 6 core. Other 14 more projects have also got approval in second phase,” the official told KNO. Besides the projects which remained languishing under state budget, completion of over 50 projects under erstwhile SSA and RMSA has also been delayed due to lack of funds. These projects include 29 KGBV residential schools for girls, which are under construction at different stages and 27 those projects on which construction work is yet to be taken up. “The project cost of each KGBV was approved as Rs 6 lakhs and under construction projects have been approved at the same cost under JKIDFC,” the official said. An official meanwhile told KNO that the delay in release of funds was not the only reason for leaving projects incomplete but the laxity of department was also a factor for the delay. “Execution of some projects was delayed due to non-availability of land and other legal issues,” the official told KNO. The official also blamed the department for changing executing agencies who were given the contract for completion of projects. “There were some internal rifts between the department due to which the executing agencies were changed and the process resulted in delayed completion of works,” the official said. Secretary School Education Department, Sarita Chauhan told KNO the work on the projects has again started under JKIDFC and will be completed in a phased manner. “No project will be left incomplete,” she said.(KNO)

Trending

TOP STORIES13 hours ago

CEO issues guidelines for Printers, Publishers of J&K | KNO

TOP STORIES13 hours ago

General Elections-2024 | KNO

TOP STORIES13 hours ago

Patients suffer as Nagbal Yousmarg PHC operates from rented building | KNO

TOP STORIES13 hours ago

Meet Abdul Gaffar Kanihami, the man preserving Kashmiri folk music legacy for decades | KNO

TOP STORIES13 hours ago

Entire JK lives in Jammu, city deserves quality infrastructure: Ghulam Nabi Azad | KNO

TOP STORIES13 hours ago

Baramulla admin geared up for free & fair elections: DEO Sherpa | KNO

TOP STORIES13 hours ago

Ramadan sees surge in street begging across Srinagar, elsewhere | KNO

TOP STORIES13 hours ago

Young Kulgam writer authors three books, delves into Einstein's Theory of Relativity | KNO

TOP STORIES13 hours ago

Have collaborated with J&K Police to eradicate drug menace: CCIK | KNO

TOP STORIES13 hours ago

Jammu and Kashmir Government to Fill Over 12,000 Vacancies to Tackle Unemployment | KNO

TOP STORIES13 hours ago

Teacher rationalization: | KNO

TOP STORIES13 hours ago

Centre sets-up tribunals to decide on ban on Muslim Conference factions | KNO

TOP STORIES13 hours ago

J&K admin sabotaging assembly elections, ruling like ‘uncrowned kings’: Omar Abdullah | KNO

TOP STORIES13 hours ago

In 5 years, MHA bans 9 separatist groups in J&K | KNO

TOP STORIES1 days ago

CRPF Sgr Sector wraps up inter-operational battalion tournament with spectacular finale | KNO

TOP STORIES1 days ago

In touch with Centre for more security forces, will ensure optimum utilisation of all forces in LS Polls: DGP Swain | KNO

TOP STORIES2 days ago

BJP will win 400 seats in LS elections: Tarun Chugh | KNO

Copyright © 2021