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| CAG: Rs 2.64 cr did not reach deserving students | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar10- The latest report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has slammed Social Welfare Department for extending scholarships to undeserving students pursuing courses in unrecognized institutions.
In its report the CAG stated that scrutiny of the records of the director social welfare department, Kashmir revealed that five district social welfare officers had in contravention of the guidelines, disbursed scholarship of Rs 2.64 crore during 2004-08 to undeserving beneficiaries flouting clear cut guidelines issued by the Government of India for distributing post- Matric scholarship to the students belonging to the Scheduled Tribe category.
According to the CAG report Rs 2.60 crore had been disbursed to 1,263 students for pursuing courses in unrecognized institutions while another Rs 0.76 lakh had been disbursed to nine students who were already in receipt of frontier scholarships. The CAG report said that excess amount of Rs 2.94 lakh had been disbursed in 152 cases either due to non-deduction of refundable fee from the scholarship amount or disbursement of scholarship in excess of fee actually charged by the institutions.
The CAG report has also slammed education department for utilizing funds to meet day to day expenditure. Scrutiny of the records of the Chief education officer revealed that out of Rs 33.16 lakh received (October 2004 to August 2007) by the CEO on account of common pool/building funds, Rs 18.45 lakh had irregularly been utilized to meet day to day expenses viz purchase of POL/stationery, payment of telephone/mobile bills etc.
The CEO stated that the funds were utilized due to short release of funds by the government to meet its requirements necessitating utilization of pool funds towards such expenditure which was being recouped subsequently.
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