Jammu & Kashmir
JK Admin surrendering 1,329 civil works of School Education Department to GoI
Couldn’t be executed due to non-availability of land, cost escalation and other reasons
Srinagar: As many as 1,329 infrastructure-related works in the school education department are being surrendered to the Government of India by the authorities of Jammu and Kashmir as they couldn’t execute them due to a host of reasons.
According to official documents, 1,329 civil works, which were sanctioned under erstwhile schemes Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and existing Samagra Shiksha scheme in 2018-19, are being surrendered by the administration of Jammu and Kashmir.
These details are documented in the minutes of the meeting of the project approval board(PAB) held on May 10, 2022 through video conference to consider the annual work plan and budget (AWP&B) 2022-23 of Samagra Shiksha for JK.
As per the minutes of the meeting, 1,329 works sanctioned under SSA, RMSA and PAB works of Samagra Shiksha for approved amount of Rs 129 are being surrendered due to varied reasons.
According to the documents, these works could not be executed due to different reasons including non-availability of land, not required and cost escalation.
The PAB expressed concern about the slow progress of civil works and asked the UT to expedite progress within the timeline as per the implementation calendar of 20022-23 duly prepared by it.
“A large number of civil works are pending and shown as under progress or not started. The expenditure under civil works during 2021-22 was very slow below 50 %. The UT was asked to complete all pending civil works at the earliest and update the progress on PRABANDH portal,” the minutes of the meeting further state.
The meeting was attended by top officials of the GoI Ministry of Education and the Jammu and Kashmir administration. (KNO)
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