Nagaland Post: Dimapur: Monday,
July 11, 2016.
Two
applicants who submitted queries to the PIO of Finance department under Section
6 of RTI Act, 2005 on information relating to Plan Grants & Non-Plan Grants
allocation and release during 2015-15 and 2016-17 have yet to receive replies.
The queries were submitted on May 24,2016 and as per RTI Act, the respondent
PIO is obligated to respond within a maximum period of 30 days.
The
applicants- Vaprumu Demo and Bendang Yanger, in their RTI query sought for
information on how Rs.3203 crore released against Post Devolution(Non-Revenue
Deficit Grant) was utilised with documentary proof.
They also
sought information on utilisation of Rs.2540 crore released as State share in
Central Taxes with documentary proof. It may be noted, that for 2015-16, the
Centre allocated Rs.5838.03 crore for Nagaland and for 2016-17, the Centre
allocated Rs.3451 crore for Nagaland.
The
applicants sought details on utilisation of Rs.575.16 crore granted by 14th FC
against Non Plan Revenue Deficit with documents. They also sought details on
utilisation of Rs.406.34 crore released to Nagaland as its share of central
taxes with documentary proof. As per the
recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission, NITI Aayog has allocated a
total of Rs.18,475 crore to Nagaland, among the highest in NE.
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