Overview
- The Finance Department released ₹712 crore to pay government employee arrears as part of a continuing monthly exercise.
- A policy decision to clear all pending bills below ₹10 lakh resulted in ₹320 crore going to small contractors and suppliers.
- Of the ₹320 crore, ₹95 crore covered 3,610 Roads & Buildings bills and ₹225 crore covered 43,364 Panchayat Raj and rural local body bills.
- The directive followed a review meeting at Praja Bhavan with senior officials, including Finance Department Principal Secretary Sandeep Kumar Sultania.
- Most reports put the total at ₹1,032 crore, though one outlet cited ₹1,031 crore.