I would think that state govts. when they request para-military forces from the Center bear a certain cost. As far as the military operations, I seriously doubt if the state has to bear any.
What is galling is the perinial need to make excuses for a state govt. which is not just shrinking from its duties to citizens, but also misusing funds as a way of life. One way out maybe for Assam to have a President's rule for a period. Then finances and expenditures would be under the direct control of the Center. Then if things get missappropriated, we can all in unison blame the center. On 8/9/05, Rajib Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Does Assam Government pay for the cost of running > military operations in Assam? If yes, is it the same > model for other states in India where the military has > a similar role? > > --- Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > C'da, > > > > >BTW, isn't the Assam govt. run by the same folks > > who hold the reins > > >of the powers at Delhi? Is there a problem with > > this National Party? > > > > I really don't think the 'party' in power makes a > > difference. The > > Centeral Govt. set this up during the Vajpayee > > Admin. (there was > > probably a different admin in Assam too). Just > > because there is a > > change at the helm, it doesn't mean treaties and > > allocations change > > overnight. There may be policy changes but things > > that need to be > > funded continue.The Central Auditors do hold BOTH > > the Center and the > > State responsible for the proper use of allocated > > funds. That was > > their report. > > > > Now, whether the CM or others or even Central > > ministers get punished > > or even caught in this scam is a different matter > > and the auditors > > have no say in that. > > > > Suppose we assume that the Center slept these past > > 25 years, what > > happened to the GOA (all with Assamese interests), > > what did they do? > > They took the allocated funds, and spent and misused > > it - cash > > strapped or not. > > > > All the auditors did was follow the money trail, and > > unfortunately it > > led straight to the GOA. > > > > This is a normal procedure for all state allocations > > - the Centeral > > funds are allocated to the states for various > > projects, and the states > > (normally) try and get this done within the > > framework of solid > > accounting practices and are accountable for what > > and where they > > spend. And the auditors do their job. > > > > This type of scenario is often repeated. The voter > > ID cards - Assam > > logged in less than 1% completion, while every other > > state had atleast > > more than 50%. And who need voter IDs more than any > > other state? > > > > The same happened with the Asian Dev. Bank > > funds(loans) for the reorg > > of ASEB. From last reports, that money is nowhere to > > be found. > > > > > Why did the Center give the funds to Assam to do > > the Center's job? Was it not >aware of the > > corruption that goes on ? > > > > So, alongwith the Center, why not also blame the ADB > > for being so > > foolish to fund money to Assam? Oh!, I am sorry, the > > ADB probably had > > no clue about the rampant corruption in the state - > > its their fault > > anyway, for not researching well enough. > > > > --Ram > > > > > > On 8/9/05, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > >The Center ought to send its own border > > construction team and get > > > >the job done. > > > > > > > > > > > > *** I think that would be jumping the gun. After > > all twenty five > > > years is not that long. I mean for the Center to > > realize there is a > > > problem, and that it has a duty to protect the > > borders, and not cry > > > about its funds being 'mis-utilized' by a state > > that is already broke > > > from having to pay for the Indian military who > > have found a permanent > > > home in Assam? > > > > > > BTW, isn't the Assam govt. run by the same folks > > who hold the reins > > > of the powers at Delhi? Is there a problem with > > this National Party? > > > And if there is how can Assam get rid of its > > incompetent governance? > > > Are there built-in safeguards in desi-demokrasy, > > or is it the people > > > of Assam's own damn fault? What happened to the > > vaunted framework of > > > 'steal', I mean steel--the Civil Services, the > > Center's CAN-DO > > > cadres, that are supposed to manage the affairs of > > state with its > > > cutting edge management skills? > > > > > > Or should we hold the people of Assam responsible > > for dereliction of > > > its duty of not protecting the 'national' borders > > too? > > > > > > *** I see a propensity to blame Assam instead of > > holding those whose > > > duty it is to protect the borders. Why did the > > Center give the funds > > > to Assam to do the Center's job? Was it not aware > > of the corruption > > > that goes on ? Or was it to help the right parties > > get the right > > > contracts thru the leaky system in Assam? Not > > entirely out of the > > > realm of possibilities, is it? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 10:03 AM -0500 8/9/05, Ram Sarangapani wrote: > > > >The Gogoi admin has been diverting and misusing > > Central funds meant > > > >for border construction, and thus unable to > > implement the Assam > > > >Accord. > > > > > > > >"Comptroller and Auditor General of India > > ....revealed that funds to > > > >the tune of Rs 7.53 crore provided between 1999 > > and 2004 for the > > > >project by the Centre had been diverted, > > misutilised and locked up to > > > >benefit the state PWD, irrigation, Assam State > > Electricity Board and > > > >bank, which has adversely affected the > > implementation of the project. > > > >" > > > > > > > >Huh! And we still have die-hards who would like > > to put the blame > > > >squarely on Delhi as to why the border hasn't > > been completed. I would > > > >fault the Center for entrusting an incompetent > > State machinery to > > > >undertake such a major project. > > > > > > > >The Center ought to send its own border > > construction team and get > > > >the job done. > > > > > > > > > >___________________________________________________ > > > >Issue Date: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 > > > >Assam red-faced over CAG report > > > >A STAFF REPORTER > > > >Guwahati, Aug. 8: The Assam government has > > diverted central funds > > > >meant for the construction of a strategic > > Indo-Bangladesh border road > > > >and fence project, thereby leaving the scheme > > incomplete and exposing > > > >the border to infiltrators. > > > > > > > >This startling revelation, made in the annual > > report of the > > > >Comptroller and Auditor General of India, 2004, > > tabled on the first > > > >day of the monsoon session of the Assembly here > > today, has come as an > > > >embarrassment for the Tarun Gogoi government, > > which has been claiming > > > >its sincerity in implementing the 1985 Assam > > Accord. > > > > > > > >The CAG said a review of the 100 per cent > > centrally-assisted project > > > >being executed by the Assam PWD since 1986-87 > > revealed that funds to > > > >the tune of Rs 7.53 crore provided between 1999 > > and 2004 for the > > > >project by the Centre had been diverted, > > misutilised and locked up to > > > >benefit the state PWD, irrigation, Assam State > > Electricity Board and > > > >bank, which has adversely affected the > > implementation > === message truncated === > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! 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