Nagaland Public Rights Awareness and Action Forum warns against misuse of PMAY-G funds

• DIMAPUR — The Ministry of Rural Development (Rural Housing) released the second tranche of the first installment of central assistance for programme funds and administration funds for the financial year 2024-25 to the state of Nagaland on February 25.
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• In a press statement, the Nagaland Public Rights Awareness and Action Forum (NPRAAF), cautioning against any misuse or diversion of the sanctioned amount, stated that the amount sanctioned by the President of India amounts to INR 27,45,25,000 for the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY-G) in the state of Nagaland.
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• It mentioned that the annual central allocation for the programme and administration for FY 2024-25 is INR 109.81 crore. The amount already released as the first tranche of the first installment of programme and administration funds is INR 27,45,25,000.

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• The fund sanctioned is inclusive of INR 0.5375 crore as the second tranche of the first installment of administration funds for FY 2024-25 and programme funds of INR 26,915 crore towards ST beneficiaries.
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• The grant is towards revenue expenditure and shall be utilised for the construction of new houses, subject to the conditions laid down in the framework of implementation under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Gramin and the instructions issued from time to time. No deviation from the provisions of the framework for the implementation of PMAY-G is permissible.
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• The expenditure on the implementation of the programme will be shared in the ratio of 90:10 between the Centre and the state.
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• Stating this, NPRAAF reminded the department that, while allocating targets to districts, it is expected to follow the formula prescribed by the ministry. The fund is earmarked for the SC and ST and therefore cannot be diverted.
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• It said that the state government should not divert the fund sanctioned to the personal deposit (PD) account or any other account of the state government. The fund should be maintained in the single nodal account of PMAY-G.
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• Saying that the state government must not transfer scheme-related funds to any other bank account except for actual payments under PMAY-G, it added that the government shouldn't divert funds to fixed deposits, flexi accounts, multi-option accounts, corporate liquid term deposits (CLTD), etc.
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• “NPRAAF would like to reiterate that no agency, including the state government, has a right under any pretext to deduct any percentage from the share of the beneficiaries,” it said and maintained that NPRAAF will closely monitor the implementation of the flagship programmes and will bring to light any corrupt activities against the people with follow-up action.