State awaits central funds for salaries of staffers
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Pune: 03.07.2020
State relief and rehabilitation minister Vijay Wadettiwar on Thursday said the state government would not be able to pay salaries to its employees next month if the Centre did not release funds.
Wadettiwar, who was in the city for a review meeting, said the state government had to divert its funds towards the treatment of the Covid-19 patients on a priority and reduce budget of almost all its departments by 50-60%. “The situation is such that the state government will be forced to take loans to pay its employees’ salaries. The state has not received the Centre’s funds for Covid-19 relief,” he told a media conference.
He said though the Opposition has been claiming that central funds have reached the state, it was not the reality. Earlier, Maharashtra finance minister and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar had also said central funds were expected and there was a delay in the amounts reaching the state.
Wadettiwar said the government would ensure that there was no cash crunch to tide over the Covid-19 situation. “The salaries of the Covid-19 fighters will not be affected,” he said.
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