Audit Reports
Tripura
Report of 2009 - Performance Audit on Civil of Government of Tripura
Overview
This Report contains 26 audit paragraphs (including five general paragraphs), six performance reviews and one Integrated Audit of Fisheries Department. The draft audit paragraphs and draft performance reviews were sent to the Secretary of the Department concerned with a request to furnish replies within six weeks. However, in respect of four audit reviews and ten audit paragraphs included in this Report, no response was received till the time of finalisation of the Report (October 2009). A synopsis of the important findings contained in the Report is presented in this overview.
The envisaged benefits of irrigation schemes could not be achieved due to inherent defects in planning, delays in acquisition of land and clearance from forest authorities. Irrigation potential of only 10,466 hectares was created during 2004-09 against the target of 24,742 hectares. Further, even the potential created could not be utilised due to insufficient water at the source, non-laying of pipes to the full extent to cater to the targeted beneficiaries. The Department has not evolved an adequate monitoring mechanism to speed up the completion of ongoing schemes and evaluate the outcome of the completed schemes.
Functioning of Education (Higher) Department The Department planned its activities and formulated its budgets without obtaining any inputs from the educational institutions. The allocation of funds for higher education as a percentage of Social Services gradually declined over the years. Acute shortage of teaching staff, non-maintenance of teacher-student ratio as prescribed by UGC and absence of an effective monitoring mechanism impacted the functioning of the Department in ensuring quality education to students.