I do know contractors ache, however nobody can threaten the federal government: D.Okay. Shivakumar

After assembly representatives of the Karnataka State Contractors’ Association and Greater Bengaluru Authority Contractors’ Association on Saturday, Deputy Chief Minister D.Okay. Shivakumar mentioned, “I can perceive the ache of contractors, however nobody can threaten the federal government.”

Responding to the media, he mentioned, “During the tenure of the BJP authorities within the State, extra work was taken up than the Budget permitted, which has elevated the issue. I’ve cleared as many payments as potential. The contractors right here will not be the one ones affected, they’re unfold throughout the State.”

“For occasion, within the Irrigation Department, which comes beneath my portfolio, there’s a grant of about ₹200 crore, however pending payments quantity to ₹17,000 crore. With simply ₹200 crore obtainable, whose payments must be cleared and beneath which account?” he questioned.

New system

“Small contractors have pending payments starting from ₹15 lakh to ₹1 crore, whereas massive contractors have dues as much as ₹2,000 crore. All of them are exerting immense strain, so it’s not possible to satisfy everybody’s calls for. That’s why I plan to introduce a brand new system,” he mentioned, with out elaborating the system he meant to introduce.

Further he mentioned that the contractors raised the problem of fee. “I advised them to file a grievance and that we might conduct an inquiry into it. No one can threaten the federal government over calls for for fee within the launch of payments. The contractors at the moment are saying that they didn’t make any allegations relating to the fee situation,” he mentioned.

Contractors’ claims

Meanwhile, the Karnataka State Contractors’ Association claimed that the Deputy Chief Minister had directed officers to instantly clear payments as much as ₹50 lakh in all 4 companies beneath the Water Resources Department.

In an announcement, G.M. Ravindra, basic secretary of the affiliation, mentioned that the Deputy Chief Minister instructed officers to take immediate motion to settle payments as much as ₹50 lakh in all 4 companies beneath the Water Resources Department.

On Friday, the affiliation warned that it could launch a ‘corruption report card’ on the State authorities in December if the pending quantity of ₹33,000 crore from the previous two years just isn’t cleared inside a month.