J&K’s austerity measure

Omar spends Rs 60 lakh, Tara 20 lakh on house renovation in last three years

Tahir Mushtaq

JAMMU, May 04: There are many essential projects which are pending from years due to unavailability of funds from the state government but on the other hands the government is spending crores of rupees on the renovations and repairing of the private bungalows of the ministers.

According to sources every year the state government expending lakhs on the maintaining the official and private residential complexes in both winter and summer capital of the state.

As per the records in winter capital of the state Jammu the total expenditure from the year 2009 till March 2012 on the renovation and maintaining of the bungalow of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah were Rs 60.16 lakh, where the on the residence Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand were Rs 20  lakh. The repairing charges of the house of Minister for Finance Abdul Rahim rather for the same period were Rs 6.65 lakh.

Moreover Former Minister for Education Peerzada Muhammad Syed has expended Rs 13.85 lakh during this period and on the residence of Minister for Higher Education Nasir Aslam Wani the government has spend Rs 20.45 lakh in four years.

Talking about the expenditure on the allotted government bungalows to the minister in Srinagar the total expenditure from the year 2009 till March 2012 for Chief Minister Omar Abdullah residence were Rs 398.89 lakh, where the on the residence Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand were Rs 18.69 lakh. The cost of repairing of the government house of Speaker of Legislative Assembly was Rs 38.25 lakh.

 Likewise the charges of the house of Minister for Finance Abdul Rahim rather for the same period were Rs 86.82 lakh. Moreover Former Minister for Education Peerzada Mohd Syed has expended Rs 24.43  lakh during this period and on the residence of Minister for medical Education R S Chib the government has spend Rs 30.74 lakh in four years.

On the residence of Minister for Revenue Raman Bhalla the department has spend Rs 21.79 lakh and on Minister for Industries and Commence S S Salathia Rs 44.23 lakh has expended on the renovation of the house.

However, on the repairing work of the bungalow of Minister for Health Sham Lal Sharma Rs 33.4 lakh.