Local bodies point finger at planning officials

Kozhikode | Monday | 18th September, 2017

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Over the last two months, no major work above ?5 lakh was carried out and it hit the total plan fund utilisation, he added. She said the panchayat’s total fund utilisation was 7.63%, the lowest among block panchayats. The heads of local bodies have complained that planning authorities were unreceptive to several innovative schemes and sanction was denied at the last minute. more-inLocal bodies that drew flak at the recent District Planning Committee (DPC) meeting over the poor utilisation of annual plan funds have flung back at critics, citing technical issues. Bad weatherThe panchayat authorities said the interruption of some major road works due to unfavourable weather also affected the total plan fund expenditure..