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Report No. 33 of 2011-12 -Compliance Audit on Autonomous Bodies, Union Government(Civil)

Date on which Report Tabled:

Tue 08 May, 2012

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Union

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In 2010-11, there were 334 central autonomous bodies whose accounts were to be certified under Section 19(2) and 20(1) of the CAG's (DPC) Act 1971.Government of India released Rs.39232.42 crore towards grants/loans to 279 central autonomous bodies during 2010-11. Information in respect of 29 central autonomous bodies was not furnished by the concerned ministries.Accounts for 2009-10 for 328 central autonomous bodies were to be made available for audit by 30 June 2010 and audited accounts were to be placed before the Parliament by 31 December 2010. Of these, accounts of 144 central autonomous bodies were submitted for audit within the stipulated time. The accounts of 11 Central autonomous bodies were not submitted for audit by the concerned organisation as of December 2011.

NMM&L did not devise adequate checks to ensure receipt of final research manuscripts/ monographs from Fellows. Consequently, pay and allowances amounting to Rs.55 lakh paid to four Fellows was rendered unfruitful as they had left the Institute without submitting the final report.Lack of internal control with regard to realization of interest on Investments of AIIMS resulted in incorrect deduction of TDS of Rs.1.54 crore.NEIGRIHMS did not take appropriate and timely action for enhancement of connected load. Consequently, it incurred avoidable expenditure of Rs.41.55 lakh during March 2006 to September 2011on this account.Lack of proper planning and poor co-ordination resulted in unfruitful expenditure of Rs.74.09 lakh on non-commissioning of a crematory furnace,besides defeating the basic purpose of providing an alternate mode of cremation.

Premature decision and poor co-ordination with the Airport Authority by Port Blair Municipal Council before procurement of X-ray Baggage Inspection System resulted in idle expenditure of Rs.47.43 lakh.In deviation of the prescribed norms, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan purchased land, which should have been acquired free of cost, for opening new schools at a total cost of Rs.3.16 crore. While the expenditure has been rendered unfruitful, the intended objectives have also remained elusive.Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) had prematurely released Rs.2.25 crore to the CPWD for construction of School building at Sector 22, Rohini, New Delhi. The construction could not commence due to an ongoing litigation.Besides, the primary objectives of opening a new Kendriya Vidyalaya remained unachieved for more than 10 years.

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