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GRANTNo.XXVIIAGRICULTURE(ALLVOTED)(Contd.)
NOTES AND COMMENTS
REVENUE
(i)As the expenditure fell short of even the original provision, the supplementary provision
of
`
60,52.63 lakh obtained inMarch 2013 proved unnecessary and could have been restricted
to a token provision , wherever necessary.
(ii) Out of the saving of
`
3,69,06.34 lakh, only
`
3,47,81.54 lakh was surrendered in
March 2013.
(iii) Saving in original plus supplementary provision occurredmainly under:
Head
Total grant
Actual
Excess (+)
expenditure
Saving (-)
(Rupees in lakh)
2401 CropHusbandry
MH 001 Direction andAdministration
1.SH(01) Headquarters Office
O.
24,18.13
S.
40.00
R.
(-)2,61.03
21,97.10
21,94.70
(-)2.40
As the expenditure fell short of even the original provision, the supplementary provision of
`
40.00 lakh obtained inMarch 2013 towards implementation of National Programme onMan-
agement of Soil, Health and Fertility proved unnecessary.
Reduction in provision was the net effect of decrease of
`
6,28.42 lakh and an increase of
`
3,67.39 lakh. Out of the total reduction in provision, decrease of
`
1,74.52 lakh was stated to
be due to non-receipt of requisition fromunit offices. Specific reasons for remaining decrease
of
`
4,53.90 lakh as well as for increase in provision have not been intimated(August 2013).
2.SH(03) District Offices
O.
3,07,06.56
S.
15.00
R.
(-)66,07.97
2,41,13.59
2,39,08.70
(-)2,04.89
As the expenditure fell short of even the original provision, the supplementary provision of
`
15.00 lakh obtained in March 2013 towards payment of Current Consumption charges
proved unnecessary.
Reduction in provisionwas the net effect of decrease of
`
67,26.96 lakh and an increase of
`
1,18.99 lakh. Specific reasons for decrease as well as reasons for increase in provision and
final saving have not been intimated(August 2013).
Similar saving occurred during the year 2011-12.