The Union government has withheld funds because of procedural lapses and alleged corruption.There were delays in the submission of utilisation certificates (UC) of ₹229,099 crore from 2002-03 to 2020-21, according to the State Finances Audit Report for 2020-21 by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG).
The chief minister of West Bengal wrote to the Prime Minister on February 2, 2024, complaining that her state had submitted UCs on time to the respective central ministries in the prescribed format.
Simultaneously, on the same day, she began her two-day dharna in Kolkata to protest the Union government's alleged denial of funds under MGNREGS and PMAY. She even junked the C&AG report alleging that it presented distorted facts and was compiled by the BJP.
Indeed, if there were no delays in the timely submission of the UCS in appropriate format, it points to the possibility of a grand conspiracy to punish a state government ruled by a different party.
On the other hand, if indeed there were delays in the timely submission of the UCs in appropriate format, there is the dangerous possibility of a massive scam. Financial accountability obliges the Union government to take remedial steps to prevent any possible misuse of its funds from the public exchequer. For example, Section 27 of MGNREGA 2005 states that the Union government may "order stoppage of release of funds to the Scheme and institute appropriate remedial measures for its proper implementation within a reasonable period of time".
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