Audit Reports
Jammu and Kashmir
Report of 2011 - Financial and Performance Audit on District Baramulla of Government of Jammu Kashmir
Overview
Substantial funds are allocated to social and economic sectors through state sector by States and also by the Government of India through flagship programmes (Centrally sponsored schemes) with a view to ensuring efficient and effective delivery system. To achieve this goal, empowerment of the local Governments at the District, Block and Gram Panchayat levels are absolutely necessary. Due to non-implementation of the Panchayati Raj System, the involvement of these entities in implementation of various socio-economic programmes in the State is bare minimum. Most of the funds provided through CSS are provided directly by the GOI to the executing agencies instead of routing the same through the State Government to avoid/reduce loss of time in release of funds.
As more emphasis has been laid by the GOI on development through District-centric approach, the District audit of Baramulla was undertaken to assess the impact of various socio-economic developmental activities on various sectors undertaken in the District and bring out shortcomings in achievement of the laid down targets alongwith significant positives in the sectors like education, medical, Public health (PHE), Rural Development, Forest etc. during 2005-06 to 2010-11.
Absence of perspective plan and integrated annual plans, based on inputs from stakeholders, has prevented identification of gaps in the requirement and availability of infrastructure, with the result the needs of the general masses particularly the weaker sections including SC/ST population in the district could not be assessed/addressed.