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| Employees' union leaders demand payment of pay arrears | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, June 2: The State Government is likely to be a major beneficiary from the award given to it by the 13th Finance Commission if the central Government succeeded in increasing collection of taxes and excise.
Official sources said that Jammu and Kashmir state may be able to receive over Rs 40,000 crores during the award period against over Rs.20,000 crores recommended by the 12th Finance Commission. Sources said, "It is for the first time that against Jammu Kashmir's share of 1.297 per cent in the central taxes recommended by the previous Commission, the 13th Commission has enhanced our share to 1.551 per cent. As a result of this enhancement, the state's share during the current financial year is estimated to increase to Rs 2,911 crore as against Rs.1, 880 crore available during the previous financial year. For the full period of the Award, the state is likely to receive Rs.20, 183 crore on this account, as compared to the amount of only Rs7, 442 crore available under the previous Award. This indicates a jump of 171 per cent. The actual devolution would be related to the actual realizations of taxes by the Union government. Secondly, the non-plan revenue deficit grant for the next five years has been increased to Rs.15, 936 crore as against Rs.12, 353 crore available under the previous Award indicating an increase of 29 per cent. Thirdly, in addition to the enhancement of the provision for Natural Calamities Relief by 155 per cent, the Commission has also recommended specific needs grants of Rs.135 crore for Kashmir and Rs.120 crore for Jammu. For the first time, Rs.90 crore has been specifically allocated for Ladakh region as strongly advocated by the government. Fourthly, the Commission has also recommended a grant of Rs.1, 000 crore for settling the state government's over draft with the J&K Bank. In totality, the Award of the Thirteenth Finance Commission works out to Rs 40,439 crore which is almost double of Rs.20,880 crore made available to us by the previous Commission. While referring to the 13th Finance Commission award, leaders of the state Government employees unions say that there should be no reason for the ruling coalition to delay release of the 6th pay commission arrears.
They said that the state Government should fulfill its commitment even after it violated its assurances on releasing part of the arrears within three months. The leaders said they were ready to accept an arrangement under which employees to receive the pay commission arrears in a phased programme.
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