Audit Reports
Jammu and Kashmir
Report of 2010 - Performance Audit on District Rajouri of Government of Jammu Kashmir
Overview
At both the State and Central levels substantial funds are allocated to social and economic sectors through State Sector and Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS). In order to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of these services and to ensure that the local Governments at the District, Block and Gram Panchayat level are empowered to discharge the functions that are constitutionally assigned to them funds are being provided to these entities directly by the Government of India, instead of being routed through the State Government. In the State of Jammu & Kashmir, Panchayti Raj System is still not implemented. Recognising the importance accorded by Government of India for a district-centric approach to devolution of finances for an integrated local area development, a district centric audit of Rajouri district was carried out to assess the status and impact of implementation of various socio-economic developmental activities in the district during 2004-09 and to evaluate whether quality of life of people has improved.
To assess the impact of the various social and economic developmental programmes undertaken under the State Sector and CSS, an analysis carried out in audit to assess the impact of implementation of various social and economic sector programmes relating to Education, Medical, Public Health Engineering (PHE), Rural Development, Road, Forest and Industries during the period from 2004-05 to 2008-09.
While audit brought out many positives in the social programmes relating to health and education, the objective was also to highlight the achievements and flag the deficiencies, wherever noticed, for redressal.