Uttarakhand: Additional Chief Secretary Anandvardhan gave strict instructions to all departments to increase capital outlay

Additional Chief Secretary Anandvardhan has instructed all departments to increase capital outlay. ACS has also instructed all the departments of the state government to meet the target of 50 percent expenditure by the month of September. He clarified that regular review of the capital outlay would be done. During the review meeting of capital outlay in the Secretariat, Additional Chief Secretary Agriculture Department, Rural Development Department, Animal Husbandry Department, State Property Department, Disaster Management Department, Justice Department, Fisheries Department, Panchayati Raj Department, Sugarcane Development Department, Revenue Department, Treasury Reviewed the capital outlay and capital plans of Rural Engineering Service, Finance Department and Food and Civil Supplies Department and Police and Prison Department. Along with this, the ACS also reviewed the capital outlay of Centrally Funded Schemes (CSS), EAP and NABARD funded schemes in various departments.

The ACS directed the Secretary Finance that letters should be sent to the departments which have zero percent released amount and outlay in relation to their budget provision for immediate action. The ACS has given strict instructions to all the departments to set a monthly target for their release budget and outlay and meet it.

Secretary Finance Dilip Javalkar, Secretary Disaster Management Dr. Ranjit Kumar Sinha, Secretary Animal Husbandry Dr. B.V.R.C. Purushottam and high officials of other concerned departments were present in the meeting.