Srinagar, August 10, Aug. 11 -- Years of delays in clearing government bills have left hundreds of contractors across Jammu and Kashmir struggling with mounting debts, forcing some to abandon contracting and take up other forms of work. Muhammad Yousuf, a 40-year-old contractor from south Kashmir's Pulwama, is one such case. Five years ago, he worked with the Rural Development Department (RDD), but bills worth around Rs.8 lakh remain unpaid under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), now renamed Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G).Unable to repay suppliers and labourers and frustrated by repeated visits to government offices, Yousuf eventually quit contracting a...