Vadodara: The Narendra Modi government in Gujarat is slow in the implementation of various schemes of UPA government, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunshi alleged here today(Jan 16, 2007).

Talking to PTI here, he said that these schemes included National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGA), Sarva Siksha Abhiyan and Rajiv Gandhi rural electrification schemes.

This is not a political accusation even several other state governments too were slow in the implementation of Central government schemes, he said.

Rejecting the charge of BJP MPs and Gujarat government that Centre was doing injustice to the state, Dasmunshi said the Centre has always helped the state government on the issue of raising the height of the Sardar Sarovar dam, giving assistance for the rehabilitation of the earthquake victims and providing quick assistance to flood affected people.

"The Centre has given an assistance of Rs 5 billion to Gujarat for the flood relief measures and declared package for affected textile units in Surat and other places.

"Not only that, the Centre has also approved plans for the construction of houses for the flood-hit people of Surat," he said.

He said the Government has received complaints of misutilisation of funds of employment guarantee schemes in Panchmahal district of the state.