HT Correspondent
Dimapur, Dec 21: The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) rejected the State Government’s claim of development in backward areas of the State.
The Pradesh Congress, in a release issued by its communication department, provided a list of fund distribution for road construction in the State during 2018 to 2022 to substantiate its point.
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The release said the Government of the day talks about backward area development but the ‘figures’ speak otherwise.
On December 17, chief minister Neiphiu Rio, while speaking at the inaugural programme of Government Polytechnic Institute at Hukphang in Longleng district, said his Government is for equal share of development of the whole State irrespective of districts and tribes.
The NPCC said at a total of Rs 5,241.80 crore was allocated for Kohima, Dimapur, Phek, Mon, Wokha and Zunheboto districts under ‘interstate and economic importance and Central and infrastructure’ during 2018 to 2022. However, it said, Mokokchung, Tuensang, Longleng, Kiphire, Peren and Noklak districts did not receive any funds in the category during the period.
Under Bharatmala Pariyojana Road Scheme, the NPCC said, Rs 4895.49 crore was allocated to Kohima, Dimapur and Phek districts while the remaining districts did not get any funds under this category too.
“This is what Congress calls injustice and inequality. This is what we call corruption,” the release said. It added that there are no roads except National Highway activities in the State.
The NPCC said its office has relevant documents if anybody wants details.
“Many projects are unverifiable according to the CAG report. Unverifiable means there is nothing on the ground. We have no roads but we have many work orders,” it said.
It further said the NITI Aayog has classified Nagaland as the worst-performing State.
The NPCC pointed out that funds are only the due share of the State and every Union ministry has a share for every State which is nothing special.
Saying that the Government of India is spending in terms of Rs 100 lakh crore for roads in the country, the Pradesh Congress said Nagaland, in comparison, is given “bird feed not even chicken feed”.
