Audit Reports
Kerala
Report No. 3 of 2015 - Performance and Compliance Audit on Local self-Government Institutions of Government of Kerala
Overview
This Report comprises of four chapters of which Chapters I and II contain an overview of structure, accountability, finances and financial reporting issues of Local Self-Government Institutions (LSGIs) and comments arising from supplementary audit under the scheme of providing Technical Guidance and Supervision (TGS) arrangement by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. Chapters III and IV contain four performance/compliance audits and six transaction audit paragraphs. Copies of draft performance and compliance audits and transaction audit paragraphs were forwarded to the Government and replies wherever received have been duly incorporated.
During the five year period 2009-14, the increase in total receipts of the LSGIs was 109 per cent. Of the total receipts during the five year period the percentage share of State, Central and Own revenue was 63, 22 and 13 respectively. The amount spent for Productive sector accounted for only 7.54 per cent of the total Development Expenditure during 2013-14 and 11.32 per cent during the last five years 2009-10 to 2013-14, indicating that the LSGIs had given low priority to Productive Sector like Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Fishing, Industries, etc.
Audit examination of the plan formulation process and implementation during 2012-13 and 2013-14 in Kollam Corporation and Paravur Municipality revealed shortcomings in the constitution of Ward Committees, their functioning and implementation of projects. With reference to the cost of projects formulated, the percentage utilisation of funds in the LSGIs was only 57.01. There were shortcomings in the preparation of budget, submission in the Monthly Progress Reports and Preparation of Monthly Accounts.