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West Bengal govt halts Trinamool’s Paray Samadhan scheme
The new BJP-led West Bengal government has paused the Trinamool Congress's Paray Samadhan development scheme across all municipalities pending audits on quality, necessity and tender transparency, Millennium Post reports. Municipal officials say…
The Story in Brief
The new BJP-led West Bengal government has paused the Trinamool Congress's Paray Samadhan development scheme across all municipalities pending audits on quality, necessity and tender transparency, Millennium Post reports. Municipal officials say verbal orders have stopped all works, and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation has been told not to accept contractor bills under the scheme. Several tendered projects that could not start before the assembly elections have been cancelled. Payments for pre-poll work on roads, drainage, water supply and street lighting will now be released only after physical inspection and audit. Funds previously transferred to civic bodies have reportedly been withdrawn, stalling work in panchayat areas too.
The Indian Opinion
Losing party schemes often face the axe, but blanket halts without a clear yardstick erode public trust in continuity. The government says it will audit for quality and transparency, fair enough. But withdrawing funds already transferred to civic bodies and giving only verbal instructions risks creating a black hole of unpaid bills. The test is whether these audits are completed in three months or stretch into the next election cycle.
Source: millenniumpost.in
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