Mizoram overdrafts Rs 256 crore as debt from RBI

The Mizoram authorities has utilized loans from Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

According to an official, the state received it as ‘overdraft’ in six occasions between July 21 and August 2, within the present 2022-23 fiscal.

The official further said that the federal government had utilized loans of an amount of Rs 256.396 crores as overdraft throughout the interval. 

The state authorities are presently going through a financial distress and cost of salaries to authorities staff has been delayed in the last two occasions in July and August. 

According to a report published in the Mizoram Post, opposition Congress spokesperson Lallianchhunga has reported that the federal government made straightforward cashout to sure contractors, whom it favours whilst the state government delayed cost of wage and medical payments amounting to crores of rupees below the state well being care scheme are pending cost to the beneficiaries.

He told reporters that the state government has launched crores of rupees to sure contractors and corporations lately at a time when the state is reeling below an acute monetary disaster resulting in the delay in wage and medical payments paid.

Replying below the Proper to Info Act, Lallianchhunga said that contract payments amounting to over 9 crores submitted by first a category contractor named Kamlova Chhangte have been launched on the identical day the payments have been submitted.

One other invoice amounting to Rs. 9.92 crore by Chhangte was once more launched from a district treasury inside every week.

He reported that two payments amounting to Rs. 8.84 crores by one other contractor named Zoramchhana, who is the relative of the chief minister, have been additionally launched lately on the identical day the payments have been submitted. 

Besides, payments estimating crores of rupees have been additionally to Northeast Consultancy Companies (NECS), a building agency owned by sports activities minister Robert Romawia Royte.

He said that MLN tasks, Tantia Building Restricted and different contractors on the identical day they submitted their payments.

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