AGARTALA, April 26 (TIWN): The fund releasing and improper utilization certificates have consisted the battle between Centre and the Tripura Govt. Once again it was IT & Law Central Minister Prem Prakash Chaudhury who said that the Central Govt is much worried about the utilization of Central funds. Addressing the media persons at BJP Krishnanagar Office, Chadhury said, “After Modi Govt came in power national highways were sanctioned. When PM Modi himself visited Tripura, the state had meter gauge and the work was going utter slow. Then PM Modi promised to complete it in 2 yrs and successfully the work was completed in due time. But various works under state govt are pending and we are much worried about the proper utilization of Central funds here in Tripura”.

‘Earlier the fund was 80 : 20, now it has 90 : 10. But seeing the condition of tribals, poor it’s really suspicious now whether proper utilization of funds happen or not’, said the Minister.

However, this is not the 1^st Central Minister to raise question on fund-utilization, earlier in March 19, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Radha Mohan Singh was disappointed after surveying Tripura agricultural arrangement and production, raising complains about improper utilization with Central funds. The Minister while delivering speech in a review meeting held Lembuchara based fishery college, said, “Tripura’s 73 % people are residing over rural areas, where 60 % are living  in ADC areas. But the condition of irrigation arrangement for farmers are pathetic. Only 42% of agricultural fields are under proper irrigation process, whereas nation-wide the percentage is 55 %”.

Tripura missed Rs. 6000 crores project for Ayurvedic Hospital and Health Service Development after the state govt failed to send any audit report to the Centre, said Union Minister for State AYUSH Shripad  Naik said on March 1^st.

Like this the continuous allegation from the centre was raising including MGNREGA corruptions, but the state govt has kept on rejecting all the blames, when it interacts with media.