Various department of the State government have failed to submit utilization certificates (UCs) for implementation of developmental project costing around Rs. 4570 crores at the end of March 2015. According to a government source, most of the outstanding UCs pertains to the department of Tribal and Hill Affairs ( which is around 45% of the total a month mentioned), Education (S) (16% of the total amount) Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (9% of the total amount), Arts and Culture ( 5% of the total amount) and MAHUD (3% of the total amount). On the matter the Finance Department of the state government had directed the concern department to submit the UCs latest by October 31, 2015, directly to the office of the Accountant General (A&E), Manipur. Interestingly, Minister in Charge for the Arts and Culture and the MAHUD department is the Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh who is also in-charged of Finance department.
