STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: The Assam Legislative Assembly’s Committee on Public Undertaking held a meeting to discuss the Assam State Warehousing Corporation where various anomalies were detected (ASWC) on Friday.
Committee on Public Undertaking Chairman and Dispur MLA Atul Bora said that a total outstanding of Rs 478.95 lakh against lease in ASWC was recorded in seven agencies/ parties/ departments. The parties which includes FCI, owed ASWC Rs 289.93 lakh, FREMA Rs 22.11 lakh, DRDA Rs 42.81 lakh, Director of Social Welfare Rs 14.37 lakh, Director of Elementary Education Rs 4.94 lakh, Director of Char Area Development Authority Rs 18.65 lakh, and Joint Director of Health owes Rs 86.14 lakh. During the meeting, Bora directed the dues of the various agencies/ parties/ departments to be collected at the earliest.
There are 42 warehouses in various districts of Assam under ASWC, many of which are in profit while some are suffering severe losses. Bora asked to figure out the cause behind the losses. “In Bongaigaon, Jorhat and Barpeta, the demand of warehouses are higher. We will intimate the government for land provision so that new warehouses can be erected”, Bora said. He further added, “The ASWC has a lot of discrepancies and anomalies as far as 2006, have not been resolved. Instead of solving the older irregularities, steps should be implemented so that the problem is resolved and further issues are avoided.”