Supplies to Govt deptts: Dwivedi reviews release of payments to MSMEs, PSUs

Jammu: Commissioner/Secretary, Industries & Commerce, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, Wednesday chaired a meeting regarding clearing of the outstanding payments on account of supply of cement, iron, steel, furniture, bitumen, tiles, crates and other supplies by all the Government Departments to J&K Cements, SICOP/MSMEs and other suppliers.
The meeting was attended by senior officers of PHE, I&C, PWD (R&B), Department of Rural Development & PR, Finance Department and Planning Dev & Monitoring Department.
The Commissioner/ Secretary impressed upon the officers that the out-standings of supplies made by JK Cements, SICOP/MSMEs and others are pending with the departments from last several years, which was reviewed by Lieutenant Governor and instructed for payment by all the departments by May 15, 2020. The progress on this account shall be reviewed on daily basis starting with the Departments which are having considerable /major outstanding.
In some cases, the delay is more than 2-3 years which was viewed very seriously and it was impressed upon all the departments to hold HODs and DDOs personally responsible for these delays.
The Commissioner/Secretary further insisted upon daily reporting of the payments cleared by the Departments and also to evolve work culture within the Departments where officials are held accountable and mechanism is put in place for clearance of outstanding payments without delay.
The meeting, among others, was also attended by Director Finance, I&C, MD SICOP.