CHANDIGARH: With the municipal corporation (MC) failing to submit utilisation certificate of the grant of two quarters (April to June and July to September) to the finance department of the UT administration, UT finance secretary has called a meeting with senior MC officials on Thursday.
The finance department has not released the third quarter grant of Rs 125 crore to the MC so far. Sources said the matter was discussed between employees of the account office of the MC and finance department of the UT. But as the things could not be cleared, the senior officer has decided to hold the meeting.
Sources said due to computerisation of record and related issues, the issues of utilisation certificate had cropped up and the MC had agreed to give manual documents. On the other hand, sources in the finance department said they have categorically asked the MC that without submission of the certificate, the grant would not be released. Sources said although the MC has managed to give salaries to majority of the employees by using its revenue resources and other means, almost all payments of contractors and of other works have stopped.
The UT had granted Rs 502 crore grant in aid to the MC for the current financial year. The amount was Rs 77 crore is more than the last financial year’s budget.
