PCI chides JK Govt for ‘poor presentation’
New Delhi, June 17: The Planning Commission of India (PCI) is understood
to have pulled up the Jammu and Kashmir government expressing
displeasure over its inability to keep up pace of development and
provide much needed impetus to the state economy.
Sources in PCI said a team led by senior Commission member BK Chaturvedi during a meeting with officials from J&K here recently “berated” the state government for its failure to come up with “innovative” plans for infrastructure development.
The meeting was convened to discuss 12th five year plan for J&K.
According to sources, the state officials were “left red faced when they failed to respond to the queries of Planning Commission on their proposals for growth and expansion in different sectors.”
Sources said during the meeting the PCI delegation made it clear that it would be more than willing to help the state develop infrastructure like mass transport system to meet its future needs and international airport to give flip to JK’s economy and help find jobs for lakhs of unemployed youth.
“The state team of bureaucrats however failed to live up to the expectations of the Commission as they failed to come up with any innovative scheme or project for J&K’s development before the PCI during the wrap up discussion,” sources privy to the meeting told Greater Kashmir.
Sources said Chaturvedi, who has been himself a bureaucrat as well as a corporate top-notch, was not impressed with the “lame-duck” arguments put forth by the state bureaucracy in its presentation.
“The states like Jharkhand have come up with innovative ideas to move the wheels of economic growth faster. But there is nothing impressive about JK,” sources quoted PC team saying.
“What are your (J&K) plans to deals with the growing energy needs and the ways to tackle it,” the PC team had questioned the state officials.
Sources said though the state team tried to respond to the queries of PCI by citing the J&K’s plans to set up energy projects like Baghliar and Rattle sources the PC team was however unimpressed.
“There is nothing new. We have been listening about these projects for the past many years,” the PC team had responded.
Sources said the issue of the Srinagar “International” airport also came up for discussion during the meeting wherein the PCI team had asked for state government’s plans to upgrade it.
Surprisingly, the state government team in response discussed expansion plans for Jammu airport and apprised the PC team that there were some issues concerning Srinagar airport which are being sorted out with the concerned authorities.
Sources said the PC also showed concern over low sex ratio and the high infant mortality rate in Jammu and Kashmir.
Sources in PCI said a team led by senior Commission member BK Chaturvedi during a meeting with officials from J&K here recently “berated” the state government for its failure to come up with “innovative” plans for infrastructure development.
The meeting was convened to discuss 12th five year plan for J&K.
According to sources, the state officials were “left red faced when they failed to respond to the queries of Planning Commission on their proposals for growth and expansion in different sectors.”
Sources said during the meeting the PCI delegation made it clear that it would be more than willing to help the state develop infrastructure like mass transport system to meet its future needs and international airport to give flip to JK’s economy and help find jobs for lakhs of unemployed youth.
“The state team of bureaucrats however failed to live up to the expectations of the Commission as they failed to come up with any innovative scheme or project for J&K’s development before the PCI during the wrap up discussion,” sources privy to the meeting told Greater Kashmir.
Sources said Chaturvedi, who has been himself a bureaucrat as well as a corporate top-notch, was not impressed with the “lame-duck” arguments put forth by the state bureaucracy in its presentation.
“The states like Jharkhand have come up with innovative ideas to move the wheels of economic growth faster. But there is nothing impressive about JK,” sources quoted PC team saying.
“What are your (J&K) plans to deals with the growing energy needs and the ways to tackle it,” the PC team had questioned the state officials.
Sources said though the state team tried to respond to the queries of PCI by citing the J&K’s plans to set up energy projects like Baghliar and Rattle sources the PC team was however unimpressed.
“There is nothing new. We have been listening about these projects for the past many years,” the PC team had responded.
Sources said the issue of the Srinagar “International” airport also came up for discussion during the meeting wherein the PCI team had asked for state government’s plans to upgrade it.
Surprisingly, the state government team in response discussed expansion plans for Jammu airport and apprised the PC team that there were some issues concerning Srinagar airport which are being sorted out with the concerned authorities.
Sources said the PC also showed concern over low sex ratio and the high infant mortality rate in Jammu and Kashmir.
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