Urban Development ministry owes highest dues to govt press: Govt

UD Ministry owes Rs 79.24 crore, while Delhi govt is yet to pay Rs 23.13 crore to the DoP

Rao Inderjit Singh
Rao Inderjit Singh
Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Apr 12 2017 | 8:54 PM IST
The Ministry of Urban Development owes highest dues to the government press, Directorate of Printing (DoP), which also has the Delhi government in its defaulters' list, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

The DoP, which functions under the Urban Development Ministry, has to recover a total amount of Rs 364.42 crore from various ministries and state governments till February this year, Minister of State in the Urban Development (UD) Ministry Rao Inderjit Singh said in a written reply to Lok Sabha.

The UD Ministry owes Rs 79.24 crore, while Delhi government is yet to pay Rs 23.13 crore to the DoP.

The Defence Ministry owes to the tune of Rs 66.55 crore, while the Ministry of Communication and IT has a dues of Rs 56.64 crore.

The Finance Ministry has to pay Rs 29.37 crore to the DoP.

The Haryana government owes Rs 1.82 crore, while Karnataka Rs 1.65 crore and Odisha Rs 1.52 crore, the minister said.
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First Published: Apr 12 2017 | 8:53 PM IST

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