Audit report reflects State's poor performance
Source: The Sangai Express / Ninglun Hanghal

New Delhi, September 11 2013: Finance and Accounts auditing of State Government for the year end 31 March 2012 was released recently by the Comptroller Auditor General (CAG) of India.

The CAG report of Manipur Government for the period 2011-12 involve Social, Economic, Public sector, revenue and general sections.

Accounts of previous years which could not be reported earlier were also included .

NREGA that comes under the social sector is found to fail in providing 100 % employment as against its envisaged vision and that the programme was implemented without a full time Programme Officer, with no proper planning.

In the five sampled district the audit reports states that during the period 2007-12 there was no proper record maintenance, such as register, salary payments.

An amount of Rs 3.66 crore during the year 2007-12 were diverted towards unrelated activity in the Department of Tribal Affairs and Hill, reports the CAG.

Moreover 10 vocational training centres with an expenditure of Rs 1.26 crore didn't exist, while the only tribal women vocational training institute remained non functional since 2008- 09 .

Though an amount of Rs 8.33 crore was utilized for Eklavya Model School for quality education in remote hill areas, it did not materialized said the Audit report.

In the Economic sector, a loss of Rs 69.64 lakhs was reported by the CAG audit report in relation to ferrying stones and boulders in the State with an excess payment of Rs 58.83 lakhs without any assessment of reasonability.

The Works Department took up three major road constructions under violation of financial rules and placed under non plan head of account without approval, the Audit report said.

The 10 Public Sector Undertakings (PSU) out of which 3 were non functional, incurred a loss of Rs 5.17 crore.

The turnover of State PSU decreased from 0.09% in 2006 -07 to 0.03 % during 2011-12 .

During the year 2007-12, only 2 substations for power generations were completed as against 5 such sub stations planned.

The tower materials procured did not conform to the standard norm, the CAG report observed.

The CAG report noted that the 132 KV (Jiri - Leimatak line) which broke down 10 yaers ago was still not restored.

The audit report noted the absence of remote terminal unit sub-station management, overall management policy, and that the internal control mechanism, monitoring is weak.

During 2011-12 State Revenue was Rs 679.60 crore where 88 % came from the Central Government.

An undisclosed purchase of taxable goods from outside the State, such as electronics, amounting to Rs 2.35 crore led to suppression of Rs 30.33 lakhs and penalty of Rs 60.66 lakhs, the CAG reported.

While an undisclosed sale of hardwares etc result in tax evasion of Rs 1.28 crore involving Rs 12.28 lakhs and attracted penalty of Rs 24.56 lakhs.

Also a tax return of Rs 114.58 lakhs filed by a dealer was not served any notice, the Audit report found out.

Meanwhile according to the State Finance report, an amount of Rs 1259.23 crore funds were received through direct transfer from GOI for 2011-12.During this financial year , the total expenditure increased by Rs.702.54 crore (12%) from previous year, with major expenditure going for salaries of employees, which is 39 % of revenue and for non plan salary that is 62% .

Five State department undertakings have not submitted their accounts for more than 10 years.

Out of 50 department and autonomous bodies only 7 departments filed their response on the status of non adjustment of advances, loss, misappropriation and other accounts.

As of March 31 ending, the Utilization Certificate of Rs 1425.34 crore were in arear.

A huge amount of arear were in the ADC accounts, stated the State Finance report.

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