Audit Reports
Odisha
Report of 2009 - Financial Audit on Urban Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions, Government of Orissa
Overview
This report includes four Chapters. Chapter I deals with an overview of the Panchayati Raj Institutions containing the introduction, organizational set-up,financial position of PRIs, functioning of PRIs, maintenance of accounts,auditing arrangements, non-clearance of audit paras of Annual Technical Inspection Report (ATIR) and Inspection Reports (IRs) and Comments on Accounts. Chapter III deals with an overview of the Urban Local Bodies(ULBs) containing the organisational set-up, accounting and auditing arrangements, sources and flow of funds to ULBs and audit coverage including comments on accounts maintained by the ULBs. Chapter II and IV deal with audit findings on the financial transactions of the PRIs and ULBs respectively.
Expenditure of Rs.76.56 lakh incurred on 678 incomplete dwelling units under IAY and MO KUDIA rendered unfruitful for over two to six years.Non-completion of 31 Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) over two years and non-commencement of eight units led to unfruitful expenditure of Rs.35.39 lakh and blockage of Rs.23 lakh.Non-allotment of 16 completed market complexes and noncompletion of nine market complexes even after six years led to unfruitful expenditure of Rs.31.89 lakh.The expenditure of Rs.5.59 crore incurred against 954 incomplete projects over 18 months to 60 months in spite of availability of allotted fund of Rs.20.23 crore and resulted in blockage of fund for Rs.14.63 crore.
Non-commencement of 199 projects over two to six years under RSVY, TFC, BRGF, NREGS, SGSY and MPLAD on availability of fund led to blockage of fund of Rs.5.92 crore. Inordinate delay in adjustment of advances paid for Rs.19.29 crore.Payment of Rs.19.81 lakh was made to the labours engaged in the GGY work without muster rolls and irregular muster rolls.In five PSs payment of wages of Rs.30.59 lakh was delayed under NREGS up to 155 days.Non-maintenance of asset register against the creation of assets for Rs.112.43 crore Diversion of funds from one scheme to other for Rs.9.41 crore in violation of departmental guidelines Non-accountal of revenue in the schemes amounting to Rs.1.08 crore as accrued interest on bank accounts during 2009-10.Retention of Rs.1.52 crore under closed/defunct schemes in violation of departmental guidelines.