Unspent CDF balances must be spent first: J&K Govt

Jammu, Mar 13: The Jammu & Kashmir Government on Friday directed officers that the unspent Constituency Development Fund (CDF) balance from a preceding financial year shall be prioritised for utilization under the scheme in the next fiscal.
Citing CDF scheme guidelines, which state that funds under the scheme are non‑lapsable, the government instructed officers that “any unspent funds under each activity, if available as on 31st March of every year with the District Development Commissioner or executing agencies, shall be deposited in the government treasury.”
The District Development Commissioners (DDCs) have also been directed to furnish details of such unspent balances to the Finance Department at the end of each financial year.
The Finance Department’s circular, further invoking CDF guidelines, states that unspent balances are to be deposited in the treasury for utilization in the next financial year.
“In this context, it is impressed upon all the concerned officers/DDOs that these balances under the deposit head MH:8229 shall be prioritized as first charge for their utilization under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) Scheme in the subsequent financial year to avoid parking of these funds in Receipt Head:8229, leading to delays in the execution and completion of developmental works,” the circular reads. (KNO)