No Budgetary Allocation ever made by State Govt. for welfare
of Building and Construction Workers
in Odisha, exposed through RTI
of Building and Construction Workers
in Odisha, exposed through RTI
All of you are aware that
Sri Nabin Patnaik, Chief
Minister, Odisha has been constantly
declaring many lucrative
schemes and programme to provide
both financial and material
support for the welfare of building and construction workers in Odisha. By the way, he is being
posed by Ruling party as champion of the
welfare of workers.
Big advertisement about Schemes and programme along with photo of Chief
Minister is also released to media glorifying
Nabin Patnaik.
Sri Nabin Patnaik, Chief
Minister, Odisha has been constantly
declaring many lucrative
schemes and programme to provide
both financial and material
support for the welfare of building and construction workers in Odisha. By the way, he is being
posed by Ruling party as champion of the
welfare of workers.
Big advertisement about Schemes and programme along with photo of Chief
Minister is also released to media glorifying
Nabin Patnaik.
But these are false propaganda calculatedly
masterminded by bureaucrats and BJD
party for image building of Sri Nabin Patnaik.
It deserves to be noted here that not single money has been sanctioned from state exchequer for the welfare of
construction workers. The huge money spent for various lucrative schemes is drawn from cess collected
contractors, construction companies etc. and deposited in Odisha
Building and Other Construction
workers welfare Board.
masterminded by bureaucrats and BJD
party for image building of Sri Nabin Patnaik.
It deserves to be noted here that not single money has been sanctioned from state exchequer for the welfare of
construction workers. The huge money spent for various lucrative schemes is drawn from cess collected
contractors, construction companies etc. and deposited in Odisha
Building and Other Construction
workers welfare Board.
RTI
Application was submitted to the
PIO, office of Odisha Building
and Construction workers welfare
Board seeking information
about details of cess collected
and fund generated and utilised
by the Board, contribution of State Govt. for the Board from
2009-10 to 2015-16. The PIO supplied the information on 4.4.16 which is as
follows.
Application was submitted to the
PIO, office of Odisha Building
and Construction workers welfare
Board seeking information
about details of cess collected
and fund generated and utilised
by the Board, contribution of State Govt. for the Board from
2009-10 to 2015-16. The PIO supplied the information on 4.4.16 which is as
follows.
1. This
Board has been constituted under section 18 of the Building and other
Construction Workers’ Welfare Act. It is
not a registered body under Societies Registration Act.
Board has been constituted under section 18 of the Building and other
Construction Workers’ Welfare Act. It is
not a registered body under Societies Registration Act.
2. The
details of cess collected and deposited in the Board is as follows.
details of cess collected and deposited in the Board is as follows.
|
Year
|
Cess
(In Rs.) |
|
2009-10
|
24,22,26,455.00
|
|
2010-11
|
67,17,39,755.00
|
|
2011-12
|
104,81,45,284.00
|
|
2012-13
|
153,83,97,100.00
|
|
2013-14
|
199,56,36,543.00
|
|
2014-15
|
208,08,88,835.00
|
|
2015-16
( upto 29.2.16) |
183,40,80,047.00
|
3. The
details of fund already utilised by the Board for the welfare
of the wokers is as follows.
details of fund already utilised by the Board for the welfare
of the wokers is as follows.
|
Year
|
Total
fund utilised |
Fund
lying unutilised |
|
2009-10
|
21,04,876.00
|
24,01,22,579.00
|
|
2010-11
|
36,02,140.00
|
66,81,37,615.00
|
|
2011-12
|
31,83,177.00
|
104,49,62,107.00
|
|
2012-13
|
85,86,073.00
|
152,98,11,027.00
|
|
2013-14
|
8,85,91,939.00
|
190,70,44,604.00
|
|
2014-15
|
40,26,94,241.00
|
167,81,94,594.00
|
|
2015-16
(upto 29.2.16) |
69,18,41,897.00
|
114,22,38,151.00
|
4. Details
of fund utilised towards advertisement
released by Board
of fund utilised towards advertisement
released by Board
|
Year
|
Expenditure made towards advertisement (in Rs.)
|
|
2009-10
|
4,41,255.00
|
|
2010-11
|
82,204.00
|
|
2011-12
|
2,06,514.00
|
|
2012-13
|
6,60,608.00
|
|
2013-14
|
31,03,067.00
|
|
2014-15
|
42,82,648.00
|
|
2015-16
|
4,29,366.00
|
Comments: Huge money spent
towards advertisement is nothing but wastage of money. This fund was utilised
towards building image of Chief
Minister.
towards advertisement is nothing but wastage of money. This fund was utilised
towards building image of Chief
Minister.
5. Details
of fund utilised for awareness programme by the Board
of fund utilised for awareness programme by the Board
|
Year
|
Expenditure
towards awareness programme |
|
2009-10
|
1,56,290.00
|
|
2010-11
|
10,000.00
|
|
2011-12
|
—–
|
|
2012-13
|
2,25,000.00
|
|
2014-15
|
6,00,045.00
|
|
2015-16
|
2,16,683.00
|
6. Total
amount contributed to Board by the State Govt.
and its purpose
amount contributed to Board by the State Govt.
and its purpose
|
Year
|
Expenditure made
towards public meeting and awareness programme |
|
2008-09
|
1,41,42,000.00
|
|
2009-10
|
—–
|
|
2010-11
|
—–
|
|
2011-12
|
—————
|
|
2012-13
|
—————–
|
|
2013-14
|
—————
|
|
2014-15
|
—————-
|
|
2015-16
|
———————-
|
Comments:
A.
The State Govt. has taken huge mileage by declaring
lucrative schemes for workers
without contributing a single rupee towards welfare
fund.
The State Govt. has taken huge mileage by declaring
lucrative schemes for workers
without contributing a single rupee towards welfare
fund.
Pradip Pradhan
M-9937843482
Date- 17.6.16
