PANAJI: Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (GSIDC) requires around Rs 150 crore to pay consultants and contractors who have undertaken work for the state government.
Chief minister Pramod Sawant admitted that there has been a delay in bill payments, but assured these would be cleared.
GSIDC had appointed contractors and consultants for various projects, including those in the education and health sectors.
A senior officer said that around Rs 24 crore has to be paid for the work undertaken in the education sector, whereas payment of Rs 26 crore for contractors and consultants in the health sectors has been pending and around Rs 100 crore for other projects.
The GSIDC board has taken note of the substantial amount of funds required towards completion of ongoing projects, and has also noted that the completion status of projects varies from 10% to 90%.
Considering the fund requirements and availability under budget provisions, the board decided that the projects need to be prioritised considering their importance and nature, physical completion, court directives, etc, so that maximum number of projects can be completed with the funds released by the government.
Further, the board also decided to concentrate on finishing projects which have physical completion status of 70% and above, at the earliest in a time-bound manner.
The officer said that in cases of projects which are in the pipeline, and for which consultants are appointed and works are tendered (work order yet to be issued), the board decided that only those which are sub works of main projects have to be taken up.
However, new works (main projects) under this category have been deferred until May 31, 2021, and accordingly will be put up before the board for review thereafter. The service of the consultant concerned will be suspended accordingly for the period until the board decides to restore it, the officer said.
Further, individual proposals which are required to be dropped/delisted under this category will be placed before the board during its subsequent meetings, he said.
Chief minister Pramod Sawant admitted that there has been a delay in bill payments, but assured these would be cleared.
GSIDC had appointed contractors and consultants for various projects, including those in the education and health sectors.
A senior officer said that around Rs 24 crore has to be paid for the work undertaken in the education sector, whereas payment of Rs 26 crore for contractors and consultants in the health sectors has been pending and around Rs 100 crore for other projects.
The GSIDC board has taken note of the substantial amount of funds required towards completion of ongoing projects, and has also noted that the completion status of projects varies from 10% to 90%.
Considering the fund requirements and availability under budget provisions, the board decided that the projects need to be prioritised considering their importance and nature, physical completion, court directives, etc, so that maximum number of projects can be completed with the funds released by the government.
Further, the board also decided to concentrate on finishing projects which have physical completion status of 70% and above, at the earliest in a time-bound manner.
The officer said that in cases of projects which are in the pipeline, and for which consultants are appointed and works are tendered (work order yet to be issued), the board decided that only those which are sub works of main projects have to be taken up.
However, new works (main projects) under this category have been deferred until May 31, 2021, and accordingly will be put up before the board for review thereafter. The service of the consultant concerned will be suspended accordingly for the period until the board decides to restore it, the officer said.
Further, individual proposals which are required to be dropped/delisted under this category will be placed before the board during its subsequent meetings, he said.
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