CHANDIGARH: With a number of sarpanches in Haryana protesting in opposition to the federal government’s e-tendering coverage, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday mentioned the village heads can now approve growth work as much as Rs 5 lakh, up from the present restrict of Rs 2 lakh. However, e-tendering system will prevail for initiatives above Rs 5 lakh, Khattar informed reporters right here.
Under the e-tendering system, village heads might earlier approve growth initiatives as much as Rs 2 lakh at their very own stage however e-tendering was obligatory for these above the Rs 2 lakh restrict. Due to this, the village heads felt their powers have been curtailed.
CM Manohar Lal Khatter additionally introduced a rise within the honorarium of sarpanches and panches from the current Rs 3,000 to Rs 5,000 and from Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,600 beginning April 1.
In the previous few weeks, sarpanches had intensified their protest over the e-tendering difficulty. Multiple rounds of talks between the protesting village heads and authorities in had didn’t yield end result because the sarpanches caught to their key calls for.
Khattar claimed most sarpanches agreed with the brand new system, some had considerations after which it was determined to lift the approval restrict to Rs 5 lakh.
“Now, all work above Rs 5 lakh will be through e-tendering. However, work up to Rs 5 lakh will be done through quotations, though these work will be audited,” he mentioned, including social audit groups comprising outstanding individuals from villages may even be arrange.
He reiterated that e-tendering was to deliver transparency in growth work in rural areas as he spelled out a number of initiatives which his authorities has already taken to additional empower the Panchayati Raj Institutions.
“Our aim is to make things transparent. To bring transparency, we started e-tendering…We spoke to many sarpanches, members of public and the feedback we have got was that it will bring transparency, stop corruption,” he mentioned.
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Khattar mentioned a Quality Assurance Authority for all civil work, together with initiatives carried out below the Panchayati system, shall be arrange within the state.
After the panchayat polls held final 12 months, the federal government had transferred Rs 1,100 crore within the accounts of PRIs for growth work.
The CM mentioned he hopes that these panchayats that also have not utilised the cash will accomplish that within the coming days earlier than present fiscal 12 months involves an in depth. He additionally mentioned all 22 zila parishads can have their very own workplaces now.
Asked in regards to the opposition Congress opposing the e-tendering system, Khattar mentioned the get together is just not recurring of following the system.
“Common people are not in favour of breaking the system which is in place for their good. It has been Congress’ habit of not following the system. We put in place systems for people’s welfare, in which there is minimum human interface, and things remain transparent,” he mentioned.
Reacting to Congress’ remarks that it’ll scrap Khattar authorities’s pet undertaking ‘Parivar Pehchan Patra’ and restore the Old Pension Scheme if voted to energy within the subsequent elections, Khattar mentioned “let them make promises”.
The BJP authorities in Haryana has blocked all channels of corruption by digitaising numerous providers, Khattar mentioned, accusing the Congress of extending advantages to their favourites after they have been in energy.
