Kohima: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has reported that the Government of Nagaland has not utilised an amount of Rs 48.04 crore in the fiscal 2011-2012.
The CAG report laid in the Assembly Monday stated that in the financial year 2011-2012, out of the Rs 111.23 crore drawn by the various Departments for implementation of different schemes, the Departments utilised only an amount of Rs 63.20 crore (57 per cent).
The remaining amount of 48.04 crore was kept either in Civil Deposits (Rs 5.18 crore) or Current Bank Accounts (Rs 42.85 crore), the report said.
The government provides state’s share to various dpartments and agencies for implementation of centrally sponsored and state schemes. These departments and agencies retain such funds outside the government account in their bank accounts, the report said, adding that as the funds are generally not spent fully by the implementing agencies in the financial year of their receipt, there remain unspent balances in the bank accounts and in civil deposits.
The details of the funds drawn, its utilisation and funds kept in civil deposits and current bank accounts in respect of 12 departments and agencies are the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Employment and Craftsmen Training, New and Renewable Energy and Technical Education drew an amount of Rs 0.48 crores, Rs 2.05 crores, Rs 0.79 crores and Rs 1.22 crores, but kept them under civil deposits.
Directorate of Prisons, Sericulture, Land Resources, Higher Education and Chief Electoral Officer drew Rs 3.45 crore, Rs 2.27 crore, Rs 1.30 crore, Rs 10.77 crore and Rs 4.05 crore respectively, but kept the same under current bank accounts.
The Directorate of Horticulture drew Rs 58.70 crore out of which it spent Rs 39.57 crore and kept Rs 19.13 crore under current bank account, while Transport Commissioner drew Rs 24.94 crore, spent Rs 23.62 crore and kept Rs 1.31 crore under current bank account.
The Directorate of Evaluation drew Rs 1.16 crore and kept Rs 0.63 crore under civil deposit and Rs 0.53 crore under current bank deposit, reports said. (UNI)