This Report has been prepared in six chapters. Chapters I to V deal with Social, Economic, Public Sector Undertakings, Revenue and General Sectors, and Chapter VI deals with Follow up of Audit observations. The Report contains two performance audits, one Chief Controlling Officer based audit and 15 paragraphs.
According to existing arrangements, copies of the performance reviews, Chief Controlling Officer based audit and paragraphs were sent to the Administrative Heads of the concerned departments with the request to furnish replies within six weeks. All the performance audits and Chief Controlling Officer based audit were discussed with the concerned Administrative Heads of the departments and other departmental officers. In respect of eleven paragraphs, reply of the Govemment/Department was received, in one case partial reply was furnished. Replies had not been furnished by the Govemment/Department for three paragraphs.
The performance audits of Implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme revealed that the State Government did not appoint full time dedicated Programme Officer in all the sampled districts. The State Government had not drawn up Information, Education and Communication plan for creating awareness among the rural masses. It was seen in the sampled districts that the District Programme Coordinators did not prepare District Perspective Plans as per the guidelines for ensuring long term shelf of projects and preparation of Annual Plans. 100 per cent employment could not be provided to the job card holders during 2007-12 in the sampled districts covered by audit. Important records such as job card application register, job card register, works register, employment register, asset register, Muster Roll issue and receipt register and measurement books were not maintained properly in all the four sampled districts covered by audit.