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Report of 2004 - Financial Audit on Panchayati Raj Institutions, Government of Maharashtra

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Local Bodies
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Panchayat Raj Institutions
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Overview

A synopsis of audit findings contained in the Report is presented in this overview.In violation of the provisions of the Account Code and Treasury Rules reconciliation of drawals from and remittances into the treasury has not been carried out. Reconciliation of cash book with bank pass book was overdue in thirteen Zilla Parishads and Rs 17.42 crore drawn from treasury remained unreconciled.In all the fourteen Zilla Parishads unspent grants of Rs 232.96 crore were not credited to Government account as of months between June 2004 and December 2004.

In ten Zilla Parishads lapsed deposits of Rs12.17 crore were not credited to revenue head even though the stipulated time limit of three years had elapsed.In four Zilla Parishad amount of Rs.4.85 crore was irregularly retained under deposit.In three Zilla Parishads receipts of Rs.1.04 crore were not credited to Government account between 2000-01 and 2003-04 In seven Zilla Parishads excess expenditure of Rs.30.44 crore over sanction was incurred.In eleven Zilla Parishads Rs 6.28 crore paid to employees between 1956-57 and 2003-04 remained unadjusted.In seven Zilla Parishads Rs.1.83 crore earned as interest were not credited to DRDA.

In four Zilla Parishads cesses on land revenue and stamp duty of Rs.48.96 crore were not received from Government.In three Zilla Parishads agency charges of Rs.2.63 crore were not received from Government by Zilla Parishads.Nasik Zilla Parishad had not utilised grants of Rs 0.11 crore released under XI th Finance Commission during 2002-03. Matching contribution of Rs.2.92 crore of Xth and XIth F.C. grants was not made by Zilla Parishad Nandurbar.Xth F.C. grants of Rs.2.30 crore received between January and March 2003 were irregularily diverted by Zilla Parishads Gadchiroli and Jalna.In Zilla Parishad Pune under the scheme for free supply of school uniforms to BPL students recovery of Rs.1.19 crore was not made from supplier for delay in supply of uniforms.In all fourteen Zilla Parishads11 test checked 10327 works were lying incomplete after incurring expenditure of Rs 89.93 crore.Despite establishment of Rural Hospitals avoidable expenditure of Rs 6.38 crore was incurred on primary health centers.In eight Zilla Parishads12, District Village Development Fund loans aggregating to Rs 2.76 crore and contribution of Rs 1.23 crore remained to be recovered from the Gram Panchayats.

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