Delhi govt has released Rs 293 crore for North Delhi Municipal Corporation: Satyendar Jain

NEW DELHI: Urban development minister Satyendar Jain on Friday said that the Arvind Kejriwal government has given an advance of Rs 293 core to North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) to disburse salaries of its employees. The fund-starved North Corporation is unable to pay its employees including sanitation workers on time which often forces them to resort to protests and often sanitation services are hit.
The government released the funds on Thursday because the North Corporation was facing a problem in paying salaries to its employees. “We hope that the North Corporation pays the pending salaries of its employees as soon as possible. We have given them an advance for the next instalment which is not due yet,” Jain said in a press conference.
Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor, however, said that the Rs 293 crore which the Delhi government has released is part of the Basic Tax Assignment Fund for the current quarter and the “Delhi government has not released any specific advance amount for salary payment to North Corporation employees and minister Satyendra Jain's statement in this context is misleading.”
A case related to release of funds by the Delhi government to the North Corporation is under hearing in Delhi High Court, Kapoor said. He claimed that the Rs 293 crore should have been released by the Delhi government 22 days ago.
Meanwhile, Jain slammed the central government over the farmers' issues. “It is unfortunate and shameful that central ministers are using bad words to refer to our food providers, our farmers. It is not only unfortunate but also shameful,” Jain stated.
The AAP minister claimed that Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta who claimed that his residence was attacked by Aam Aadmi Party goons on Thursday is doing a drama. “It is being rumoured that people from the Aam Aadmi Party attacked Adesh Gupta’s house. He just alleged that this attack has happened. I feel it is all just drama,” Jain said.
Delhi BJP on Thursday claimed that goondas belonging to Aam Aadmi Party attacked the house of its president at Patel Nagar.