Union Home Ministry (MHA) In an important decision, the Government has taken away the existing Delegated Financial Power from the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, which will now be used by the Home Ministry of the Government of India. According to the new guidelines, MHA have now LG It will have the power to approve already existing schemes and projects up to Rs 100 crore.

Similarly, the administrative secretary has the financial power to approve projects up to Rs 20 crore. MHA While chief engineers, department heads, including deputy commissioners and superintending engineers, have also been barred from exercising the delegated power to approve individual works worth between Rs 3 crore and Rs 10 crore.

Based on instructions received from the Union Home Ministry, Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Kavinder Gupta has issued an order in this regard. Public Private Partnership (PPP) Under the mode, approval of schemes/projects up to Rs 100 crore, which was earlier with the Lieutenant Governor, will now be given by the Union Home Ministry. The powers of the Lieutenant Governor to grant administrative approval and expenditure up to Rs 100 crore and the powers of the Administrative Secretary to grant approval up to Rs 20 crore have also been changed. This approval now MHA Will give.

These powers went to MHA

The most important is to withdraw the powers of the Head and Deputy Commissioners of the Development Department to approve individual works up to Rs 5 crore, which MHA Had gone to. All these officers are the Chief Executive Officer of Leh and Kargil Hill Development Council (CEO) They act as though they are not actually working.

Due to delay in elections, Leh Hill Council has been abolished after completing its five-year term, while Kargil Hill Council remains in place. The powers of Leh Hill Council have been given to the Deputy Commissioner Leh. The power to approve different works up to Rs 10 crore and Rs 3 crore by the Chief Engineer and Superintending Engineer has also been given to the Ministry of Home Affairs.

What did the Union Home Ministry say in its order?

The order states, “All new proposals for appraisal and approval of projects/schemes will be submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs for necessary approvals.” For appraisal of new projects/schemes including administrative approval and sanction of expenditure. MHA All proposals submitted to Ladakh will be sent through Planning Development and Monitoring Department, Ladakh.

However, it was clarified that all ongoing scheme/project works, including those for which MHA Administrative approval has already been given or tender has been done or has been completed before the order is issued, will continue to operate under the powers given earlier.

LG Ladakh will have full power to incur contingent and miscellaneous expenditure, including administrative approval and sanction of expenditure, within the budgetary limit, provided the financial limit is in accordance with the rules of the General Financial Rules. Similar powers for Chief Secretary up to Rs 1 crore, Finance Secretary up to Rs 75 lakh, Administrative Secretary up to Rs 50 lakh and H.O.D For Rs. 30 lakhs.