Audit Reports
Himachal Pradesh
Report of 2009 - Financial Audit on Urban Local Bodies, Government of Himachal Pradesh
Overview
The report organized in three Chapters. The first Chapter contains audit observations on the accounts and finances of the Municipal Corporation, Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats. Chapter 2 contains a performance review on Rajiv Gandhi Urban Renewal Facility in ULBs and Chapter 3 contains paragraphs based on audit of financial transactions of ULBs. The following is a synopsis of the findings contained in the report.
There is one Municipal Corporation, 25 Municipal Councils (MCs) and 23 Nagar Panchayats (NPs) in the State. Overall control of the ULBs rests with Principal Secretary (Urban Development) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh through Director, Urban Development Department.State Government has not made provision in Acts/Rules for certification of accounts.Test check of the records of Municipal Corporation, Shimla, seven Municipal Councils (MCs) out of 25 MCs and ten Nagar Parishads (NPs) out of 23 NPs were conducted during 2010-11.Utilisation certificates (UCs) of Twelfth Finance Commission grants amounting to RS.5.91 crore were awaited from ULBs.During 2007-09 RS.4.59 crore were sanctioned to seven ULBs under Rajiv Gandhi Urban Renewal Facility without keeping in view the first priority for Solid Waste Management.MC Solan and Una incurred expenditure of RS.1.34 crore without approval of DPRs.Sixteen works sanctioned between 2007 and 2010 for RS.5.49 crore were not commenced due to non availability/ transfer of land and non completion of codal formalities.
Non-start of renewal and rejuvenation of Water Supply Scheme Shimla resulted in blockage of RS.15.92 crore.Non commencement of construction of Modern Slaughter House at Boileaguanj,Shimla resulted in blockage of RS.6.51 crore.Doubtful execution of work valued at RS.23.02 lakh and non-completion of Solid Waste Management Project (SWMP) resulted in blockage of funds of RS.0.47 crore. MC Parwanoo extended undue favour to contractor for execution of work valued at RS.13.97 lakh without getting the estimates approved.