Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 16: Over 40 Urban Local Bodies in Jammu region have not submitted their monthly accounts to the concerned authority for their inspection, scrutiny and publication. This undue delay by the ULBs has undoubtedly raised the doubt of financial irregularities.
Sources told Early Times that the Urban Local Bodies were required to furnish monthly accounts to the Director of Local Fund, Audit and Pensions for examination, compilation and consolidation for its publication in the Government Gazette.
"As per records over 700 monthly accounts pertaining to around 40 ULBs have not been furnished to the Director LFA&P and remained pending from one month to 110 months during January 2006 to March 2015, which ostensibly exhibit the casual approach of the concerned department for not holding these ULBs responsible and taking stringent action against the defaulters," they said.
They further added that some of the defaulters which have long pendency in submission of their monthly accounts including Ghomanasa MC which has the highest pendency of 110 numbers of accounts from 2006-2015 to the concerned authority, while Katra MC has also not submitted 110 accounts from 2006-2015. Similarly Billawar has pendency of 76 accounts from 2006-2011, 2013-2014, Srinagar Municipal Corporation has not furnished 62 accounts from the period of 2006-2011, Vijaypur MC has not submitted 61 accounts from 2006-2011, RS Pura MC has an outstanding of 41 accounts of from 2006-2009, Rajouri MC has not furnished 35, Kishtwar MC has not furnished 22 accounts, Jourian MC has not submitted 22 accounts 2011-2012 2013 to 2014 etc.
They further informed that although Director LFA&P was advised to devise a strong Internal Control System for bringing effectiveness in the functioning of organization like maintenance of proper books of accounts, compliance to the acts, rules and regulations, maintenance of the records of stores, regular conducting of physical verifications , etc. in compliance to Regulations on Audit and Accounts, 2007 but no such mechanism had been evolved so far which consequently resulted in improper maintenance of records , non furnishing of accounts by the ULBs besides non-adherence to the provisions of the Act, rules and bye laws. |
