Answers sought over DPRs under SPA
Planning Commission quizzes State Govt
By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Aug 20 : With the Union Planning Commission breathing down the neck of the State Government over some Detailed Project Reports of works planned under the Special Plan Assistance, Chief Minister O Ibobi today convened a meeting and instructed all the departments concerned to answer the questions sought by the Planning Commission.
The Planning Commission has also questioned the State why it has not been able to submit the utilisation certificates of most of the projects taken up under SPA in the last fiscal.
Talking to The Sangai Express an informed source said that the meeting was attended by the CM’s Cabinet colleagues, Commi- ssioners, Secretaries and HoDs.
With the amount earmarked for the State under the SPA for the fiscal 2008-09 standing at Rs 550 crores, the State Government had submitted the Detailed Project Report for all works to be taken up except for two cases.
As some of the DPRs submitted by the State obviously did not ‘please’ the Planning Commission it has asked the State to explain its stand.
To enhance the power being brought in to Manipur from outside, the Power Department had proposed that the existing 132 KV line which feeds power to the State be increased to a 400 KV line at an estimated cost of Rs 400 crore with Rs 15 crore to come from the SPA.
Commenting on the proposal, the Planning Commission has informed the State Government that since the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited has already worked out a comprehensive master plan for the whole of the North East, Manipur cannot propose a plan alone and advised the State to consult the Central Electrical Authority.
The State had also proposed to modernise the Yurembam sub-division and to instal a sub-station at Kangla.
However since the estimated cost for the two projects were worked out as per the then existing rate in 2006-07, the Planning Commission has advised the State to work out a fresh project cost.
For Science and Technology the Planning Commission has asked the State to bear the cost of Rs 2.8 crores for land acquisition to set up the IT Park at Mantripukhri.
The State Government has also been asked out to work fresh project costs for the Luwangpokpi Sports Complex at Luwangshang-bam, Jiribam Sports Complex and a Tennis Court at Senapati.
All the project costs for the said schemes were worked out at the rate prevalent in 2006-07.
To the proposal of the State to improve the infrastructure of seven Government colleges and to sanction Rs one crore to each of the colleges for the purpose, the Planning has asked the State to justify its proposal.
Taking a serious view of the questions raised by the Planning Commission, the Chief Minister today instructed all the departments to prepare the answers sought and to submit them to the State Planning Department by tomorrow so that the same may be submitted to the Planning Commission by Friday.
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