SHILLONG: The total amount of committed liabilities pending for payment to the contractors in different executive divisions under the head roads and bridges is Rs 34893.64 lakh. There are a total of 25 divisions across the state.
In the reply to unstarred question posed by Congress MLA Dikkanchi Shira, Deputy Chief Minister in charge of PWD (Roads) Prestone Tynsong also stated that the total funds released to the respective Executive Divisions in the respective financial quarters since April 1, 2018 under the head of account on roads and bridges is Rs 13341.750 lakh.
Shira also asked as to whether there are pending bills to be paid to the contractors by the different executive divisions in the state under the head of accounts for roads bridge and capital outlay for both.
Tynsong replied in the positive.
The cumulative amount of pending bills/committed liabilities payable to the contractors by the respective executive divisions since the “Financial quarter” beginning April 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018 till date is Rs 10330.294 lakh,
The fund released to the respective Executive Engineers for Payment financial for the last 5 financial quarters beginning April 1, 2018 till June 30, 2018 as per the Letter of Credit under is Rs 52374.043 lakh.