This Report on General and Social Sector for the year ended March 2014 has been prepared for submission to the Governor of West Bengal under Article 151 of the Constitution of India.
This Report covers significant matters arising out of the Compliance Audit and Performance Audits of various Departments and Autonomous Bodies of the Government of West Bengal under the General and Social Sector. Audit observations of the Annual Accounts of the Government would form part of a Report on State Finances, which is being presented separately.
The Report starts with an introductory Chapter 1 outlining the audit scope, mandate, brief analysis of expenditure of the Departments under General and Social Sector for the last five years, response of Government to draft paras/ Performance Audits and follow up action on Audit Reports. Chapter 2 of the Report contains following five performance audits:
Modernisation of Police Force
Working of Burdwan University
Implementation of National Rural Drinking Water Programme
Implementation of Schemes and Acts relating to protection and welfare of girl child
IT Audit of Hospital Management Information System and Stores Management Information System
Chapter 3 of the Report discusses material findings emerging from Compliance Audit of various Departments. This chapter contains 12 paragraphs which inter alia include two paragraphs of comprehensive nature, viz.
Functioning of Government blood banks in West Bengal
Public Private Partnership projects in Health sector
The instances mentioned in this Report are those, which came to notice in the course of test audit during the year 2013-14 as well as those which came to notice in earlier years, but could not be reported in previous Audit Reports; instances relating to the period subsequent to 2013-14 have also been included, wherever necessary.
The audit has been conducted in conformity with the Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India