Jammu, Apr 02: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has informed the Legislative Assembly that bills amounting to ₹12,561.31 crore under various heads, including gratuity, commutation, leave salary and contractor payments, have been cleared up to March 27, 2026, while GPF bills worth ₹5,821.43 crore have been settled up to December 31, 2025.
The query related to the issue was raised by INS Editor, Sohail Khan during the initial days of Budget Session in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in Jammu.
The INS Editor in an exclusive and brief interaction had asked the Chief Minister about the pending GPF and other funds.
Days after the question was posted to the Chief Minister, it was revealed that the financial liabilities of the government in the form of bills presented at Treasuries are being cleared on a regular basis.
He added that payments relating to contractors and retired employees are also processed at regular intervals.
Omar further informed that during the financial year (2025–26), the Government has cleared ₹2,864.14 crore in gratuity, ₹1,123.22 crore in commutation, ₹773.47 crore in leave salary and ₹7,800.58 crore in contractor bills up to March 27, 2026, while GPF claims amounting to ₹5,821.43 crore have been settled up to December 31, 2025.
The CM also clarified that allocations are made on the basis of Heads of Expenditure rather than on a divisional basis, and accordingly, payments in the Treasuries are accounted for head-wise.
