Govt re-validates Rs 60 crore funds for GMC Sgr under CSS

GMC Srinagar gets Rs 29 crore, GMC Jammu over Rs 30 crore

Jammu and Kashmir Government on Tuesday ordered for Re-validation of funds under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme "Up-gradation of existing State Government/ Central Government Medical Colleges to increase MBBS seats in the country" for its utilization during current financial year 2022-23.

"Sanction is hereby accorded to the re-validation/ release of Rs. 59.5361 Crore (Rupees Fifty Nine Crore, Fifty Three Lakhs and Sixty One Thousands) only, unspent balance of 2021-22, under Centrally Sponsored Scheme, "Up-gradation of existing State Government/ Central Government Medical Colleges to increase MBBS Seats in the country", and its placement at the disposal of Principal, Government Medical College, Srinagar/ Jammu for its utilization during the current financial year (2022-23)." Reads the order issued by Principal Secretary to Government Health and Medical Education Department Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO).

As per order, 28.09 crore have re-validated for GMC Srinagar while as 30.5461 have been re-validated for GMC Jammu.

The Re-validation of funds shall be subjected to conditions that include the expenditure shall be made strictly according to the classification under which funds have been authorized by the Finance Department, Treasury Officers shall not entertain bills without complete classification under which funds have been authorized by the Finance Department, Drawing and Disbursing Officer (DDO) shall complete all codal formalities before presentation of bills at the Treasury, Treasury Officers shall not allow parking or drawl of funds in the Civil Deposit without the prior concurrence of the Finance Department and the Principal Government Medical College, Srinagar/ Jammu shall send status report about the scheme in terms of physical and financial progress made during the current financial year.

The other conditions include that the Principal Government Medical College, Srinagar/ Jammu shall send the Utilization Certificate (UC) of the funds as early as possible and positively before 31-03-2023 to Government of India under intimation to this Department, All the sanctions/ approvals and clearances shall be in place before drawl of money from the treasury and Director Finance, Health & Medical Education Department shall vouchsafe the availability of funds on BEAMS portal and accordingly release the funds to the concerned. The Principal Government Medical College, Srinagar/ Jammu shall incur expenditure strictly as per the guideline of the scheme and the conditions laid down in the sanction letter of the concerned Ministry of Government of India—(KNO)