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| CAG accuses RDD of financial irregularities | | BDOs operate multiple bank accounts | | Avinash Azad
Jammu, Mar 4 : Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report which was tabled in upper house accused Rural Development Department (RDD) of financial irregularities, as most of the Block Development Offices (BDOs) are using two to four bank accounts.
"The closing balance of funds of the previous years did not match with the opening balance of the subsequently years in the monthly progress reports (MPRs) submitted by the Assistant Commissioner Development (ADCs) to the government of India", the report reads, adding that two to four bank accounts were in operation in five out of six test-checked district and in 10 blocks, two to eight bank account were being operated by the BDOs in different banks in violation of scheme guidelines. The report further reads that delay ranging between one month and nine months was noticed in release of funds during the year 2008-13 in Jammu district affecting scheme guidelines. "None of the test-checked blocks had reconciled the details of funds under the scheme in their records with banks to ascertain the factual position of un-cashed cheques and exact nature of variations of the balances, the variations between the bank balances and the balances adopted in the cash book ranged between minus Rs 33.95 lacs to Rs 143.43 lacs", CAG report reads, adding that the state government received less central assistance to the extent of Rs 17.56 cr during period 2088-13 as GoI had made mandatory deductions of the assistance due to late submission of proposal for release of second installment and inadequate state share. "Test check of records of BDO Marh showed that Rs 28.61 lacs was booked as expenditure in the cash book for the year 2010-11 (Rs 24.89 lac in March 2011 and Rs 3.72 lac in February 2011) without recording of details/other support entries and agency to whom the amount had been paid. Further, Rs 14.87 lac was drawn from the treasury as state share for IAY in March 2010 which was shown in the general cash book as transferred to the IAY cash book", the report adds, adding that however, the said amount was neither found entered in the cash book nor credited into five IAY bank accounts operated by the BDO. As a result the details of expenditure of Rs 43.48 lac could not be verified. Report further said as per programme guidelines the inter district allocation within a state was to be made by giving 75 per cent weightage to housing shortage and 25 per cent weightage to rural SC/ST population of the concerned district. The targets for the block within a district and village panchayat within the block were to be decided on the same principal.
"Audit noticed that while making allotment of funds this criteria was not followed and in 23 blocks funds to the extent of Rs 19.87 cr was released in excess of the due amount of Rs 47.25 cr while as an equivalent amount was released short in other 16 blocks of six districts test checked districts during the period 2008-13. The ACDs' stated (between April 2013 and September 2013) that due care regarding the same would be taken in future", the report reveals, adding that there was diversion of Rs 3.79 cr from the funds of Rs 4.51 cr specifically sanctioned (2008-09) by the GoI under the special package for rehabilitation of 1172 BPL border displaced families of block Akhnoor of Jammu district whose houses got damaged due to heavy shelling from across the border during 2008-09 to 2010-11. The balance of Rs 71.91 lac had remained unspent as of March 2013. |
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