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| Audit picks up holes in SSA implementation | | Funds misused; payments made for mobiles, digital cameras | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 17: Glaring discrepancies and loopholes have come to surface in implementation of centrally sponsored Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) in Jammu and Kashmir in the annual audit report for the year 2009-09 submitted by the state government to the union human resource development ministry.
Audit report has highlighted failure of the state government in ensuring accountability of the officials at whose discretion funds meant for the implementation of scheme usually are. Citing first instance of government callousness, report affirms that during the audit of zone B.K.Pora of Budgam district, it was found out that interest component of SSA funds had been used to purchase digital camera and a mobile for the ZEO of the said zone.
Besides, bills of the ZEO's mobile number had been drawn from the head management cost in complete contravention to the norms of SSA. Further, in Zone Charar-e-Sharief of the same district, interest component upto Rs. 91, 765 had been used for different purposes. Of this, Rs. 55, 000 had been utilized for giving loan to the staff members and rest had been spent for community mobilization and management cost.
Further, in Samba district, the interest earned on SSA funds has been expended on daily work at school level. Besides, auditors also found out that zones across the state had been using SSA funds for the components having insufficient funds. They said that these zones had been using SSA funds as Loan taken from one component to any other component.
Audit also revealed that expenditure incurred through institute of educations in both Jammu and Kashmir divisions amounting to Rs. 25, 08, 425 and through Board of School Education amounting to Rs. 10, 00,000 could not be verified due to non-availability of system to receive the amounts from these offices. Certain zones in district Srinagar had also been incurring expenditure from Bank interest on SSA funds.
Audit also maintained that norms for carrying out civil works are not being followed up properly. It added that JE's engaged by the education department do not bother preparing details of raw material used for civil works. During the course of audit in Rajouri district, audit found out that certain zones were having current account for SSA funds when under SSA norms, they have to have the SSA funds in the saving accounts.
It has also said that in Rajouri district, they were also unable to certify the ZRP balance and found out that funds were being blocked at the school level. Auditors have found out that in Bhaderwah Zone of district Doda, no ledger book was being prepared due to which it is not possible to certify the cash expenditure being made.
Further, while all payments have to be made by Account Payee Cheques only, audit found out that payment had been made on Cash basis at the school level. In Srinagar district, Audit to know that teacher training expenditure for heating and cooling was more than the specified limit. Financial statements have not been prepared on double entry method based on mercantile system as prescribed under SSA. |
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