SRINAGAR: The Authorities has stated that Jammu and Kashmir acquired Rs 1857.93 crore in grants for rural native our bodies below the Fourteenth Finance Fee cycle, whilst information for the Union Territory’s allocations and releases below the Fifteenth Finance Fee cycle stays unavailable within the official assertion shared in Parliament.
The clarification got here in response to a Lok Sabha query on the standing of Finance Fee grants to gram panchayats, block panchayats and district panchayats throughout the nation.
In keeping with the figures positioned on report for the XIV Finance Fee interval from the monetary yr 2015–2016 to 2019–2020, the Union Territory noticed year-on-year variations in allocations and disbursements. In 2015–2016, Jammu and Kashmir was allotted Rs 373.96 crore, out of which Rs 367.72 crore was launched. The next yr, 2016–2017, noticed an allocation of Rs 585.73 crore, however solely Rs 474.41 crore was launched.
The pattern continued into 2017–2018, when the allocation stood at Rs 675.15 crore, whereas the precise launch dropped sharply to Rs 470.97 crore. In 2018–2019, allocations rose to Rs 779.40 crore, although the discharge remained comparatively low at Rs 544.83 crore. The ultimate yr of the XIV FC cycle, 2019–2020, recorded an allocation of Rs 1049.49 crore; nonetheless, the assertion tabled within the Lok Sabha reveals no launch for that monetary yr. Cumulatively, Jammu and Kashmir acquired Rs 1857.93 crore over the five-year interval towards a complete allocation of Rs 3463.73 crore.
The reply tabled by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj additionally notes that grants below the Fifteenth Finance Fee are launched solely after States and rural native our bodies fulfil the eligibility situations specified within the Finance Ministry’s operational tips. Whereas the doc carries full State-wise releases for different States and Union Territories, the row comparable to Jammu and Kashmir within the XV FC desk isn’t included within the annexure made accessible within the reply. As such, no year-wise or cumulative XV FC launch determine for Jammu and Kashmir has been listed within the official reply.
The Authorities has additional stated that it doesn’t preserve information on the variety of households or people who instantly benefited from tasks funded by way of these grants.
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