Double Engine Government failed to utilise 4032 Cr during FY 20-21 & 21-22: Sukhu

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that double engine government of former chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur could not spend the allotted Rs 4032 Cr during the financial year 2020-21 and 2021-22, he was replying to a query of Hoshiyar Singh during the question hours on Friday.

The Chief Minister said that they could not utilize Rs 2032.27 Cr in 2020-21 and 2320.93 Cr in 2021-22 and the funds had lapsed. They are raising the issue of unemployment in the house to cover up their misdeed. ”The Independent members Hoshiyar Singh wanted to raise this hard query but Opposition was aware of it and they came out with the adjournment motion to face this issue,” Chief Minister said that the government could not utilize the funds received during its rule and are questioning this government for the vacant posts.  

The Chief Minister said that the Rs 408 Cr and Rs 611.21 Cr allocated funds to the state under the SC/ST component for FY 2020-21 and 2021-22 remained unspent and the latter had lapsed. He said that the double-engine govt did not release Rs 465.16 Cr and Rs 360.81 Cr released for health and Rs 589.28 Cr and 348.86 Cr for education in FY 2020-21 and 21-22. 

He said that Rs 240 Cr provided for the modernization of state police could not be spent despite this fact the money remained unspent and police jawans protested for providing daily diet as only Rs seven are being provided to them. Mr Thakur said that the Independent member is right as the police jawan who served day and night for the security of people was befooled by the previous Government. 

Ajay Solanki of Nahan(Congress) raised the issue of pipe scam under Jal Jiwan Mission(JJM) during the previous BJP government and alleged that public money was also misutilized for the sake of vote bank in the election year 2022 by the previous rule. 

Replying to his query Deputy CM Mukesh Agnihotri said that it was famous during the BJP under JJM that Nalh was without Jal ( tap without water). He said that funds were misutilized under JJM and the department dug up the entire misappropriation of funds and benefited the contractors instead of the general public.

He said that now the government has made all the construction of the water scheme under JJM time bounds. He accused the BJP members that they could not hide their misdeeds by making noise in the house as they are today punished by the people and sitting in the opposition.