VIJAYAWADA

07 April 2018 00:00 IST

‘Non submission/incorrectly enclosed UCs adversely impact the achievement of the objectives and purpose’

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has pointed out that the Andhra Pradesh government was submitting incomplete Utilisation Certificates (UCs).

The CAG, in its report on State finances for the year 2017, has noted that the UCs were incomplete without statement of expenditure. The CAG further observed, “Non submission/incorrectly enclosed UCs adversely impact the achievement of the objectives and purpose of the funds released and may also lead to mis-utilisation/diversion of funds.”

The State government tabled the CAG reports for the year ended March 2017, in Assembly on Friday.

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The CAG noted that the State government, during the year 2016-17, released grants in aid of Rs. 53,978.53 crore. Of which, Rs. 42,404.83 crore were released under 312 other grants in aid and Rs. 2,121.87 crore under 319 grants for creation of capital assets.

“As observed from vouchers, in certain cases, statement of expenditure for the earlier releases were not furnished to treasury authorities. Instead, UCs were enclosed for the subsequent claims stating that funds were utilised in full for the intended purpose without enclosing details of actual utilisation,” the CAG said.

In fact, the CAG has been pointing lapses in submission of the UCs in the recent years. The CAG last year too said that the details of bank accounts operated by the DDOs/implementing agencies along with reconciled balances pertaining to the schemes/programmes were not furnished in many cases, for which funds were proposed to be drawn.