Sixteen thousands crore grant from the Union Government has been returned by various departments of the Odisha State Government. The State government has not shown any reason that why the funds have not been utilized. But the irony is BJD led state government is blaming the centre repeatedly for its neglect.
As per the information, senior BJP leader Bijoy Mohapatra in a press release criticized the state government. Sri Mohapatra says, in the year 2014-15the State government has utilized only 54% allocated fund in AIBP. In Biju Krushak Yojana only 11% fund is utilized. The Cooperative Ministry has returned 150 crore in one year. Whereas the ministry is regularly shouting that there is no godown to storage onion and potato. The Agriculture Department has returned 341 crore.
Further, Sri Mohapatra stated that the government has spent 25 crore in the year 2014-15 and 2015-16. The government report says, they have connected pipe water to 1% house hold. In rural area pipe water connection is 8%. They have returned 128 crore 23 lakh of the union government fund.
The state government has returned 16 thousand 105 crore and 27 lakh in total.