Tuesday, August 30, 2011

CM tables Rs. 500 crore Supplementary Demands for Grants

GANGTOK, 29 Aug: Chief Minister Pawan Chamling today introduced the First Supplementary Demands for Grants 2011-2012 involving a gross expenditure of Rs. 500.36 crore in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly today. Voting and discussions on the demands is scheduled for Tuesday.
The Supplementary Demands for Grants included in this batch covers 42 Grants/ Appropriations and comprises Rs. 27,527.24 lakh on Revenue Account and Rs. 22,508.76 lakh on Capital Account. After taking into account related adjustments during the current financial year, the appropriations will involve net out go of Rs. 29,835.96 crore.
A large chunk of these grants, it may be mentioned here, will go towards funding the various announcements and projects sanctioned during the Chief Minister’s village-to-village tour of Sikkim. He had announced at the time that the finances for the sanctioned projects will be cleared in the Monsoon Session of the Assembly and the projects would be taken up phase-wise.
Revenue Account covers expenses entailed towards salaries of government employees, perks, office furniture, grants to local bodies, subsidies, interest to be paid on loans and pensions. In brief, it is any expenditure for the normal running of the Government which does not lead to the creation of assets. This spending is generally required to be financed from revenue receipts, i.e. revenue that the Government earns.
Capital spending refers to the money spent on creating assets [roads, highways, and dams], buying land or building, purchasing machinery and equipment. Loans from the Centre to various institutions or Government-run companies are clubbed here as well. Also included are any investments made by the Government in shares or other such instruments.
Out of the total supplementary demand for grants, the UD&HD takes the lions share with an estimated Rs. 22,508 lakh under Capital Account which the department explains is required for improvement of works around Mintokgang, consultancy for Pakyong master plan, construction of shop rooms at Lall bazaar, major repair of slum rehabilitation centre at Lingding, double entry accrual system for urban local bodies, construction of welcome gate at Rangpo, implementation of master plan/ beautification of Tsomgo Mart, toilet at Buriakhop including shifting of SNT and DIC office at Jorethang, O&M Fountains, Central Park, implementation of centrally sponsored schemes, garbage disposal, construction of flyover, state share of NABARD schemes, Storm water disposal for Jorethang Bazaar, construction of ULB office in North, East, South and West districts and construction of parking place at Namthang.
The Roads and Bridges Department gets a total of Rs. 7,872 lakh on Capital Account. This involves carpeting and upgradation of various roads within the state and construction of bridges.
The Health Care, Human Service and Family Welfare department has asked for Rs. 3,782 lakh also under Capital Account which it required for vehicles for CMOs, CT Scan machine/ AMC, grant in aid to Blood Transfusion Council, Mukhya Mantri Jeevan Rakshya Kosh, Mukhya Mantri Sishu Suraksha Yojana Avam Sutkeri Sahayog Yojana, purchase of dietary materials, repair of STNM Hospital, Spillover provision for Construction of 575 Bedded Super Specialty Hospital, Changu PHC, repair of hospitals at Mangan, Gyalshing and Singtam.
The RM&DD seeks Rs. 2,558 lakh under Capital Account which the department requires for pending liabilities of repair of Banjhakri falls during the visit of the President of India, Rural water Supply Repairing, Augmentation, Construction, spillover provision under Centrally sponsored scheme, construction of BACs at Chonrang, Tashiding, Chakung, Chumbung, Namthang, Martam, Nandok and Ravangla, construction of various Rural Community centres, construction of club houses, land compensation and construction of various rural bridges.
Under capital account, the Human Resource Development Department has asked for Rs. 1,860 lakh which it requires for repair of schools, stationary, ancillary, teachers day celebration, implementation of centrally sponsored schemes, state share of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, purchase of equipment for science laboratories, furniture in schools, vocational courses, CM’s Special Merit Scheme, construction of new school buildings, construction of Girls Hostel at Khamdong, construction of Auditoriums, construction of girls hostel at Gyalshing, land acquisition for Sainik School, Boom Rinchenpong.
The brief Assembly session also included the reintroduction of the Sikkim Chardham Bill [tabled and withdrawn last Friday] by the Tourism Minister, Bhim Dhungel, under a new name, the “Sikkim Siddhesvara Dham Bill.” Discussion and voting on the Bill will be held tomorrow.
Similarly, the Health Minister, DN Thakarpa tabled the Sikkim Anti Drugs (Amendment) Bill, discussions and voting on the Bill will be held tomorrow. The amendment in the Bill states that “where the contravention is by the licensed dealer, with cancellation of license and imprisonment for a term which may extend upto two years and also with a fine upto rupees one lakh”. Voting and discussions on the bill will be held tomorrow.
The Chief Minister also presented the Excess Demands for Grants for the Financial year 2006-2007 penned at Rs. 2,63,38,485 under Revenue Section and Rs.95,080 under Capital Section in the house today and also introduced the Sikkim Appropriation Bills for the Excess Demands for Grants 2006-2007 and First Supplementary Demands for Grants 2011-2012.
The house also unanimously passed the Sikkim Municipalities (Amendment) Bill introduced by the UD&HD Minister, DB Thapa on 11 August, without discussions.

 

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