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Marred by corruption, poor implementation, Centre sponsored schemes under scanner in JK 11/28/2016 11:59:59 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 28: After receiving complaints about misuse of various centrally sponsored schemes, the union government has asked the Rural Development Department and Social Welfare Department in J&K to hold fresh verification of beneficiaries, who get benefit under various schemes. Official sources told early TIMES that the union government has received complaints about misuse of central sponsored schemes in J&K. They said the authorities of Rural Development Department have been asked to hold re-verification of job cards so that deserving ones get benefit and ensure proper implementation of these schemes. Under MGNREGA, central government was providing Rs 900 crore per annum to J&K but the benefit of the scheme according to sources had not reached to the target segment due to rampant corruption and lack of checks in implementation of the scheme. It has been learnt that central government has withheld funds in some schemes after it was found that there had been no checks in their implementation. "The union government has expressed concern over misusing of schemes in the state and the department has been told to give details about fund utilization," an official said. Sources said there were also complaints about the fund embezzlements in Indira AwasYogana, PMGSY Swachh - Bharat-Abhiyan, schemes which are also meant for up-liftment of rural masses. The government according to sources is going to set up a monitoring body at the Civil Secretariat to supervise these schemes. The monitoring body will also ensure speeding up of execution of various schemes on which work has been going over the years. Government according to sources is going to start the online system where status of applicants would be updated to bring transparency in implementation of schemes. A senior official said there will be complete transparency in implementation of schemes so that deserving ones get benefitted and there is proper utilization of funds. "The verification of beneficiaries of various schemes is the continuous process. Wherever we find that undeserving ones are getting undue benefits, we take immediate action," he said. He said the department will take few other measures for proper implementation of schemes. In Social Welfare Department, the central government has withheld funds after reports of misuse of schemes meant for poor people of the state. Sources said around 20 lakh people of the state get benefit under different social welfare schemes. Further, around one lakh people have registered their names under NSAP and NFBC schemes for which the state would require over Rs 80 crore. "But there is lack of transparency as we don't know whether all these beneficiaries' are the deserving ones for these schemes," an official of Social Welfare Department said.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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