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| Rs 2700 cr go adrift in JK’s financial records | | 32.32 % of bills drawn in March 2019 alone, 22% drawn on last day of financial year | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 17: A startling revelation has come to the fore about the expenditure of more than Rs 2700 crore in Jammu and Kashmir.
The scrutiny of records has revealed that there was no assurance found on whether such whooping expenditure has been incurred for the purpose for which it was actually authorised by the legislature or not.
Documents in possession of Early Times divulge that against a total amount of Rs 5,178.56 crore comprising of 2,257 bills drawn on Abstract Contingent bills by various drawing and disbursing officers up to 31 January 2019, corresponding DC bills were not submitted to the Accountant General (A&E), Jammu & Kashmir.
Out of 2,257 number of outstanding AC bills, 1,840 bills amounting to Rs 1,159.89 crore pertains upto 2016-17, 144 bills amounting to Rs 1,306.35 crore pertains to 2017-18 and the balance 273 bills valuing Rs 2,712.32 crore pertains to the year 2018-19.
There is no assurance that the expenditure of Rs 2,712.32 crore during 2018-19 has actually been incurred for the purpose for which it was authorized by the Legislature.
In terms of Para 7.10 of the Jammu & Kashmir Financial Code Vol-I, the bills which are countersigned after payment, are drawn as advance payments on Abstract Contingent (AC) Bills.
The subordinate officers are required to submit the DC bill by the end of the month following that in which AC Bill is drawn to the Controlling Officer and the Controlling Officer is required to submit the same to the Accountant General, duly countersigned, within one month of its receipt.
Further, 268 number of AC bills amounting to Rs 3,105.63 crore were drawn during the year 2018-19, out of which 93 AC bills amounting to Rs 1,003.82 crore (32.32 per cent) were drawn in March 2019 alone and 50 AC Bills amounting to Rs 691.03 crore (22.25 per cent) was drawn on the last day of the financial year.
Out of 93 AC bills amounting to Rs 1,003.82 crore drawn in March 2019, 23 bills amounting to Rs 356.26 crore (35.49 per cent) were drawn by the Department of Education, 16 bills for Rs 411.80 crore (41.02 per cent) by Rural Development Department, 11 bills for Rs 108.56 crore by Home Department, 15 bills for Rs 61.48 crore by Planning Department, 10 bills for Rs 33.20 crore by Industries Department, 08 bills for Rs 19.61 crore by General Administration Department, 04 bills for Rs 12.12 crore by Agriculture Department, 02 bills for Rs 0.04 crore by Revenue Department, 01 bill for Rs 0.15 crore by Tourism Department, 01 bill for Rs 0.12 crore by Law Department, 01 bill for Rs 0.23 crore by Finance Department and 01 bill for Rs 0.25 crore by Department of Social Welfare. Expenditure against AC Bills in March indicates that the drawals were primarily to exhaust the Budget Provisions and reveals inadequate budgetary control. The matter has continually been brought to the notice of the Government/Finance Department, from time to time. Despite issuance of instructions in this regard by the State Finance Department, the DDOs did not furnish the pending DC bills to the Accountant General (A&E). |
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