No excess money released: Govt

GUWAHATI, Dec 6 – State Government spokesperson Himanta Biswa Sarma today claimed that no excess money was released to the NC Hills District Autonomous Council without any budget provision.

Justifying his statement, he stated that the ‘excess fund’ which is being shown released comes under the non-planned and so was not accounted in the budget allocation.

Sarma, quoting the State Principal Secretary (Finance) said that the report of office of the Comptroller and Auditor General for the year 2008 and 2009 which had already been placed in the floor of the House has shown that no excess money was disbursed by the State Government during the period.

“In fact, in some cases, the report has shown savings. The excess fund which is being talked about is the fund released under non-planned heads like salaries, 12th Finance Commission and the Additional Central Assistance, which will have to be reconciled,” Sarma claimed while talking to mediapersons.

“The matter should be sorted out in the next 10 days when the Chief Secretary submits his report,” he asserted.

“The Chief Secretary who has been directed to examine the genuineness of the excess amount released would soon send all the relevant replies to the queries,” he said.

Sarma claimed that the special audit report of the Accountant General was partially leaked as the forwarding letter where the State Government’s reply was sought was retained by the person concerned, as a result of which a complete and clear picture could not come out.