The contractors throughout the state on strike from February 5 demanding dues price over Rs 89,000 crore will take the authorized route if the calls for will not be met by February 28. The Builders Affiliation of India, Maharashtra State Contractors Affiliation (MSCA), Sizzling Combine Affiliation amongst others have collectively launched the protest demanding the cost of excellent payments from the state authorities by stopping the work on the federal government contracts.
“The full excellent is greater than Rs 90,000 crore. It has grow to be tough to outlive and proceed work with out cash. The contractors have been paying heavy curiosity on the unpaid payments to the banks from which the funds have been borrowed to hold out the works. We’re prepared to attend until February 28. If the calls for will not be met with, we can be compelled to strategy the court docket. Authorized treatment would be the solely possibility for us,” stated Anand Gupta, vice-president, BAI. The BAI held a press convention on Monday.
Gupta stated that because the contractors will not be being paid, the NPAs are rising. “Their workplaces are getting hooked up, GST division is sending notices. Regardless of all of this, work orders of virtually Rs 1.4 lakh crore have been given moreover, when earlier dues will not be paid,” stated Gupta. Based on the information, Public Works Division owes Rs 46,000 crore, Jal Jeevan Mission Rs 18,000 crore, Rural Growth Division Rs 8,600 crore, Water Sources Rs 19,700 crore, City Growth Division Rs 17,000 crore amongst others. The full excellent is greater than Rs 90,000 crore. “It has grow to be tough to outlive and proceed work with out cash. The contractors have been paying heavy curiosity on the unpaid payments to the banks from which the funds have been borrowed to hold out the works,” stated Milind Bhosle, state president, MSCA.
Bhosle stated that regardless of communication with the state authorities, no invitation for the assembly has been despatched to them.
Anil Sonawane, state chairman, BAI, Maharashtra too stated the contractors have been pondering of authorized motion for the non-payment of the payments that stand at crores of rupees. “We can be left with no possibility however to go for the authorized treatment as there is no such thing as a response from the federal government regardless of a number of requests. Infrastructure and development are the important thing sectors with immense contribution to the state GDP. It employs lakhs of individuals and paying their salaries on time, too has grow to be tough for us,” he stated.
