FD releases Rs 404 cr

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 27: On the instructions of Governor NN Vohra, the State Finance Department today released Rs 404 crore for PMGSY Roads (Rs 181 crore), MGNREGA works (Rs 103 crore) and for J&K SPDC (Rs 120 crore) towards power purchase liabilities.
Giving details, Navin K Choudhary, Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department, said that while Finance Department will continue to make all efforts to provide timely availability of funds and it is the responsibility of all concerned Administrative Secretaries to ensure timely utilization and submission of Utilizations Certificates which will, in turn, help to obtain the next installments from the Government of India, under the various Centrally Sponsored Schemes.
The Governor has directed the Principal Secretary Finance to keep him regularly informed about all defaulting departments.