AGARTALA, November 4 (TIWN): The state government had failed to pay salary to the state government employees similar to the pay scale of central government because of the insufficient funds provided by the central government, said General Secretary of Tripura Government Group-D Employees Association Abdul Matib while speaking in the 23rd state level conference of Tripura Government Group-D Employees Association at Melarmath here today.

However, Abdul Matib was careful not to mention that every year the state government is unable to utilize huge amount of central funds, 25% to 30% unused funds are returning back to centre.

The state government is trying its best to provide salary to the state government employees as per the central pay scale but the central government is not providing sufficient funds, he added.

It is to be mentioned here, CPIM and its Party organs regularly complain about Central Govt's step motherly attitude, lack of commitments, lack of funding to State, however documentary evidence suggests otherwise even though State and CPIM machinery continues slogan of deprivation by Centre. CAG audit report finds failure in utilization of 28.74 per cent of budget allocation for 2012-13 fiscal.

Tripura under leadership of Manik Sarkar is not even able to spend the existing Central allocated money for various projects. Deprivation by Central Government to Tripura is an absolutely baseless lie as Central Govt showering money in excess to Tripura which Tripura is unable to spend.

In the page no 1 of 257 paged CAG report below, in the Table No: 1.1.1 the report shows that, as per budget a total of 4,970.55 crore of rupees was allotted to 18 departments under SOCIAL SECTOR category. Among them, besides the Labour Organisaztion and PGP and TRP department, all the 16 departments failed to expense and utilize the budget allocation.

In this report, CAG further raises questions on different works implemented by these departments and indicated the loopholes and remedies which will be brought to the readers shortly. In this report, it is clear that among 4,970.55 cores, only 3,541.91 crore are expensed.

CAG Report