One crore each for all MDC decides KHADC

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaMay 24, 2019

SHILLONG: The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) in an Executive Committee (EC) meeting held on Friday has taken a decision to allot Rs. 1 crore each to the 29 MDC constituencies from the special assistance sanctioned by the central government to the district council.

EM in-charge development Martle N Mukhim informed that out of the Rs. 50 crore sanctioned by the central government to the district council it was decided that Rs. 1 crore will be allotted to the entire 29 MDC constituency.

“I have seen that in many are saying that special assistance from the centre amounts to Rs. 52 crore however that is untrue but the exact figure is little over Rs. 50 crore,” he said.

When asked he said that this is not an MDC scheme however it’s a constituency scheme and MDCs should place a proposal for their constituency with various developmental projects to avail the scheme.

“This is a constituency scheme however it must go through the MDCs,” he said.

He informed that earlier the centre had released Rs. 34 crore to the district council however the remaining amount was unable to be released due to the recent Lok Sabha polls.

“We will soon receive the remaining Rs. 15 crore from the central government and then the MDCs can place their proposal for the scheme,” he said.

He also informed that the remaining amount from the special assistance scheme will be utilized towards district council assets.

“The distribution is going to be the same amount for the entire constituency as there is a need to have equal share by the different KHADC constituency,” he said.

When asked, Mukhim further said that there is no bias distribution of the scheme for both the ruling MDCs and those in the opposition as the scheme is meant for the overall development of various constituencies within the jurisdiction of the KHADC.