Audit Reports

1 M andatory tests not included in the estimates : Important decisions regarding the quality of a road are taken at th e design and planning stage itself. The g overnment therefore had directed (August 1996 and July 1997) that i n future, type of item -wise tests and their number s according............

Audit observed that lack of ade quate planning as discussed in C hapter -3, had adverse implications on financial management resulting in delayed release of funds and consequential time over run in most of the road projects as discussed in the following paragraphs: 4.1 Budget provision and............

Chapter - 2 Framework of Rules Performance Audit Report on Contract Management in Road Works for the year ended 31 March 2016 7 Chapter -2 F ramework of Rules 2.1 Existing Framework A comprehensive and well -defined framework of rules and procedures ...

di scussed below: Restrictive condition imposed : Audit noticed that in 62 NITs a condition was included stating that the bidder should own a Hot Mix Plant (HMP). It was further noticed that five NITs out of the 62 included another condition also that HMP shou ld have been installed within 50 km............

the recommendation stated (June 2017) that a departmental committee will be formed under the chai rmanship of Engineer -in-Chief (Design and Planning) to give suitable recommendations in this matter. Recommendation : The government should revise the format of solvency certificate which............

Further, scrutiny of balance sheets of concerned contractors for 2011 -16 revealed that the contractors had mentioned value of Plant and Machinery under assets column as ranging between ` 0.70 lakh to ` 9.85 lakh only. This indicated that the contractors did not actually purchase required equ............

(Paragraph s 2.2 and 2.3 ) Chapter 3- Road Devel opment P olicy and Planning PWD Research Institute , responsible for road design and quality testing , was not strengthened and it was found seriously lacking in both equipment and manpower. (Paragraph 3.1.1 ) Widening and strengthening............

Apart from this , the department also has two other E -in-Cs: Design & Planning and Rural Roads. Presently, there are 12 zones, 32 circles and 178 divisions in PWD. 9 Engineer -in-Chief, Design & Planning and Engineer -in-Chief, Rural Roads. Issue and publication of NIT for the sanctioned works............

Chapter - 3 Road Development Policy and Planning Chapter 3 - Road Develo pment P olicy and Planning 15 Chapter -3 Road Development Policy and Planning 3.1 Road Development Policy The State............

and controls, if effective and operational, assist State Governments in meeting their basic stewardship responsibilities, including strategic plannin g and decision -making. This chapter provides an overview of the State Government’s compliance with some of the financial rules,............

Acquisition of Lands for Bye -Passes and Comprehensive Road Infrastructure Development Programme - Other District Roads under Special Component Plan respectively during the year , due to delay in acquisition of lands. 2.3.2 Excess over provisions relating to previous years requiring............

4.2 Modernization of Flood Forecasting Stations CWC undertook the work of modernization of flood fo recasting network during the IX Plan on pilot basis. The modernization works envisaged establishment of telemetry equipment in the FFS to enable collection and transmission of automatic real............