Eastern Naga Students’ Federation (ENSF) has expressed its dissatisfaction with the proposals submitted by implementing departments under the Rs. 333 crore Special Plan Assistance (SPA) for Eastern Nagaland and has appealed to the state chief minister to rectify the same.
ENSF also warned that if its appeal was not taken into consideration, it may “denounce” the SPA and the final annual plan budget (2012-13).
The representation signed by ENSF president Hawang T. Wangsha and general secretary Changsang Soted forwarded to the chief minister on September 13 stated that major segment of the funds have been allocated on already on-going works/projects under PWD (R&B) and emphasized that the same were “not at all desired and encouraging”.
ENSF argued that there was “random” targeting of projects which were not of much importance for the welfare of region. It asserted that funds allocated under SPA on the ongoing works were made against the wishes of Eastern Nagas and the proposals in their current form would not have a “positive and visible impact”.
Pointing out that there were also possibilities of “diversion and over lapping” of funds for ongoing projects which needed no additional funds from SPA to complete, ENSF said amounts have already been drawn and remaining funds were yet to be utilized.
ENSF has appealed to the state government to take the views of the student federation in the planning process under SPA and requested the state government to look into the issues raised before annual plan budget (2012-13) was finalized.
ENSF also warned that if its appeal was not taken into consideration, it may “denounce” the SPA and the final annual plan budget (2012-13).
The representation signed by ENSF president Hawang T. Wangsha and general secretary Changsang Soted forwarded to the chief minister on September 13 stated that major segment of the funds have been allocated on already on-going works/projects under PWD (R&B) and emphasized that the same were “not at all desired and encouraging”.
ENSF argued that there was “random” targeting of projects which were not of much importance for the welfare of region. It asserted that funds allocated under SPA on the ongoing works were made against the wishes of Eastern Nagas and the proposals in their current form would not have a “positive and visible impact”.
Pointing out that there were also possibilities of “diversion and over lapping” of funds for ongoing projects which needed no additional funds from SPA to complete, ENSF said amounts have already been drawn and remaining funds were yet to be utilized.
ENSF has appealed to the state government to take the views of the student federation in the planning process under SPA and requested the state government to look into the issues raised before annual plan budget (2012-13) was finalized.
