General observation is that the State usually misses the targets set for one or the other Centrally sponsored scheme of national level. There are a number of important schemes floated by the Centre in the country with a definite purpose. The Centre issues guidelines also while conveying the main body of the scheme to the States. It is difficult to assign one specific reason or to find a common denominator for all the schemes that remain far behind the target. Maybe geographical conditions of the State have to play an important part. There are hardly half of the work days available in J&K as against what is available in other States. This is because of the climatic and topographical conditions of the State. This issue is to be dealt with patiently and without emotions. The PDP-BJP coalition had constituted a high powered committee to go into the phenomenon and underscore the main reasons why the state lags behind other States in performance.
For example, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has come under criticism for its failure in meeting the desired target. In a letter of February 3, the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India has expressed its serious concern over the slow pace of works under the scheme in the State of J&K. Obviously it has to be a matter of concern for them because the issue figured in the Parliamentary Consultative Committee (PCC) meeting of MPs held recently. The letter says that during the financial year 2015-16 as the progress analyzed up to January 27 this year, the percentage of works completed is only 8 percent. 40914 works are spillover from Financial Year 2012-13 and earlier which too are incomplete. During the current financial year up to January 27 this year 116 lakh person days i.e. 54 percent have been generated against the projection of 217 lakh PDs till January this year.
These are sample specimens of shortfall in the completion of works under the scheme in question. Whose loss is it ultimately? It is the loss of daily wagers, labourers and the weaker sections of society. How can we alleviate their deprivation if this is the output? We, therefore, emphasize on the Government to take a serious view of the culture of non completion of Centrally sponsored schemes in the State and find a permanent solution to this administrative and executive failure.
Trending Now
E-Paper
Follow our WhatsApp channel