Audit Reports
Odisha
Report of 2012 - Performance Audit on District Boudh of Government of Odisha
Overview
With increased investments by the Government (Union and the State) at the district level as the focal point, it is imperative for the Governments to know the extent to which the district administration headed by the Collector has succeeded in implementing various flagship socio-economic development programmes in the district. Audit of Boudh district was conducted to examine the adequacy and effectiveness of the delivery mechanism of the various flagship programmes under nine sectors (health, education, food & nutrition, drinking water, rural employment, rural housing, rural roads, agriculture and rural electricity).
District level Planning and Monitoring Committees constituted in Boudh district, held inadequate number of meetings and functioned more to comply mandatory requirements rather than deliver expected outcomes efficiently and effectively. The Committees constituted under flagship programmes should hold regular meetings as per noim prescribed, discuss the deficiencies, problems, bottlenecks encountered during implementation of the programmes and ensure appropriate steps for ensuring quality delivery of services.
Planning was found to be inadequate and ineffective as it failed to involve the citizens at Gram Panchayat and Panchayat Samiti level in the process. It also lacked convergence with other schemes for integrated development of the district. District Planning Committee met once a year to approve annual plan only. The District Planning and Monitoring Unit (DPMU), responsible for preparation of plan and monitoring its implementation remained ineffective due to absence of adequate staff and the entire planning process was operationalised by Technical Support Institute (TSI).