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Report of 2016 - Uttarakhand State Finances Year 2014-15

Date on which Report Tabled:

Thu 17 Nov, 2016

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State

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This Report on the finances of the Government of Uttarakhand is being brought out to assess the financial performance of the State during the year 2014-15 vis-à-vis the Budget and the target set under the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2005 and analyses the dominant trends and structural profile of Government’s receipts and disbursements.Based on the audited accounts of the Government of Uttarakhand for the year ending 31 March 2015 and additional data collected from several sources such as the Economic Survey brought out by the State Government and Census, this report provides an analytical review of the Annual Accounts of the State Government in three Chapters.

Chapter-1 is based on the audit of Finance Accounts and makes an assessment of Uttarakhand Government’s fiscal position as on 31 March 2015. It provides an insight into trends and profile of key fiscal aggregates, committed expenditure, borrowing pattern etc. During the current year the revenue surplus turned into revenue deficit of Rs. 917 crore. During the current year 2014-15 the fiscal deficit at Rs. 5826 crore (4.20 per cent of GSDP) was above the normative assessment of three per cent as stipulated in FRBM Act, 2005 (partially modified in March 2011) in accordance with the recommendations of the Thirteenth Finance Commission (Th FC). During the current fiscal, the Government managed to capitalise 33.05 per cent more funds than as compared to the year 2013-14.The average return on Uttarakhand Government’s investment in Statutory Corporations, Rural Banks, Joint Stock Companies and Co-operatives was almost negligible (ranging from 0.004 to 0.02 per cent of the investment made) in the past five years while the Government paid an average interest of 7.73 per cent on the borrowed funds for this investment. The debt-GSDP ratio increased slightly by 0.72 per cent and was 24.13 per cent which was also within the target of 37.20 per cent.

Chapter-2 is based on Appropriation Accounts and it gives grant-wise description of appropriations and the manner in which the allocated resources were managed by the service delivery departments. During 2014-15, there was an excess of 19,22.82 crore in four grants and one appropriation which requires regularization under Article 205 of the Constitution of India. An amount of Rs. 60.25 crore drawn by the State Government during the month of March 2015 was deposited in the deposit heads to avoid lapse of budget grants. A significant amount of Rs. 194.15 crore under Contingency Fund in 16 cases remained un-recouped. Excess expenditure amounting to Rs. 11,066.40 crore pertaining to the years 2005-14 was yet to be regularised by the State Legislature.

Chapter-3 details Government’s compliance with various reporting requirements and financial rules and non-submission of accounts. The departmental officers did not submit 262 Utilisation Certificates, in respect of the grants of Rs. 240.94 crore given for specific purposes, to the Accountant General (A&E), Uttarakhand till March 2015. Significant amounts of expenditure and receipts under Central and State Schemes, booked under the Minor Heads ‘800-Other Expenditure’ and ‘800-Other Receipts’ were not distinctly depicted in the State Finance Accounts of 2014-15, affecting the transparency in financial reporting

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