TIWN
AGARTALA, July 17 (TIWN): Just after Tripura Left front government announced 5 percent Dearness Allowance (DA) for its employees, opposition congress seeking RTI unearthed hefty financial deprivation by the Left front government since last four Financial Years (FYs). Opposition leader Sudip Roy Barman on Friday accusing the Left front government alleged that despite the central government had sanctioned sufficient fund for employees, the Left front government has been depriving the employees and pensioners whereas crores of money showed unspent. While Barman was addressing the media persons on Friday at Congress Bhawan, concerning over the recent announcement of DA, Barman claimed, “Tripura government employees and the pensioners under Left regime are getting the minimum salary and pensions in the country.†“The Left front government has been depriving the government employees since decades,†claims Barman. After due examinations of the documents being collected from the A.G. Tripura through RTI, Barman on Friday unearthed that for last four financial years Tripura Government had failed to spend Rs. 1473.12 crore whereas this could have bridge the gap of the pending wages of government employees.
During 2010-11 FY central government had sanctioned Rs. 2303.69 crore amongst which the state government failed to spend Rs. 160.54 crore. Barman unearthed that the gap was 29 per cent whereas Left front government managed to give only 2 per cent DA to its employees in the FY.
During 2011-12 FY amongst the sanctioned fund of Rs. 2189.77 crore Rs. 211.27 remained unspent and the gap increased to 35 percent after the state government managed to give only 6 per cent allowance during the two phase in the FY.
Amongst Rs. 2379.84 crore being sanctioned by the central government during 2012-13 FY, the difference between the revised estimate and actual rested at Rs. 366.01 crore which remained unspent by state government. In the FY after 12 per cent allowance was declared the gap increased to 38 per cent from 35 per cent.
During the 2013-14 FY the central government had sanctioned Rs. 2726.14 crore amongst which Rs. 565.01 crore remained unspent, where the state government had announced 15 per cent DA increasing the gap to 43 per cent from 38 per cent.
However, Barman accusing the Left front government on Friday of depriving the government employees and pensioners said that amongst the total unspent expenditure, the Left front government could have bridge the gap of allowance as par the central government.
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