Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 15 2008:
FUNDS UNDER the Special Plan Assistance (SPA) allocated in the last two years' plans�2006-07 and 2007-08 had not only been used fully, but also this year's SPA funds has not been used.
A routine plan review meeting was held today with Chief Minister, O Ibobi in the chair.
An official source said, the annual plan outlay for the financial 2009-10 will be fixed in the second week of January next year.
The Chief Minister is reported to have given strict instruction to the concerned officials to utilise the whole amount of SPA of 2006-07 and 2007-08 which has not been used so far.
He also reportedly told the officials who attended the meeting that unless utilisation certificates of spending the amounts are sent to the Centre in time, the state government would have to face difficulty in deciding the plan size for the next financial year.
Moreover, a large part of the amount of SPA for the year 2008-09 had been released, 30% of the amount had been kept back by the Planning Commission (PC).