The Comptroller and Auditor General has pulled up the Jammu & Kashmir government for its failure to complete various projects under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme and the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana during 2017-18.
In its audit report on social, general, economic (non-Public Sector Undertakings) sectors for the year ended March 31, 2018, the CAG said against the target for completion of 1,067 Water Supply Schemes during 2013-18, only 679 schemes (64%) have been completed under the NRDWP.
Non-completion of 388 (36%) schemes impacted the process of providing potable drinking water to population of 5.67 lakh, the report, tabled in Parliament recently, said.
It said the year-wise shortfall in achievement of targets for providing water supply in government schools during 2013-14 to 2016-17 ranged between 10 to 29%. Just nine anganwadi centers had been provided with the…