"Concern over 'Financial Management' of Nagaland Govt"

Kohima, 26th May 2021

The Naga People’s Front expressed serious concern over the ‘Financial Management’ of the State Government. The Government has not shown any of its collections and expenses proving the financial mismanagement of last year’s state budget 2020-21, 15% of pro rata cut from non plan collection and how it was spent was never disclose in public domain and for the year 2021-22 was increased to 20% from non-plan is also remained a secret.

Normally, the plan and non-plan chargeable head are under different category of funding and after having exhausted of the non-plan fund from the pro rata cut, there is no sign of any developmental activities from out of the plan fund in the state. The biggest mystery that the general public should ponder upon is, “How the Government had spent it?”, “Where the Government had spent it all?”

And now, the Government had cut 20% from the non-plan in the name pro rata cut. The increasing collection has been made in the name of Covid-19 expenses, whereas, the Central Government has been giving number of fund allocations even during the current financial year and how the Government is extravagantly spending is also yet another mystery.

The NPF is also of the view that all the Health Centres in the district headquarters or in the Sub Division in the rural areas has no allocations in the name of Covid-19. It was learnt that, despite setting up of district disaster management authority in various districts there were no proper fund allocation which was suppose to be given to various management authority as they are considered the main ground level workers.

The Village Council/Town Ward Council/Municipal Council and Various other Civil Societies and NGOs, who are the main warriors in serving the public safety during this pandemic and for which a due recognition and allowances for their services rendered be taken care of. The frontline workers particularly, Medical/Security/Police personnel who have been giving extra efforts should be given extra recognition and allowances too.

The Government should not take any advantage out of the pandemic for their personal benefit, when an individual, Churches and many other Civil Societies is disbursed their best efforts in terms of monetary funds, spiritual, material and physical, the Government should give all its resources and efforts in fighting the pandemic together.

The party reminded the Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio who heads the Government and he, being the Chief Minister for the fourth times, the Naga people’s high expectation on his leadership would bring developmental changes but with the ever increasing continuation of the mismanagement of the state fund and corruption, he has time and again proved wrong in the eye of the general public. Therefore, the NPF called upon the Government to be sincere and serious enough as worst time are likely to hit the state if the present trend of corruption continues.

Issued by:
Press Bureau,
Naga People’s Front,
Central Headquarters,
Kohima: Nagaland.