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GRANT No.VI EXCISE ADMINISTRATION (ALL VOTED) (Contd.)

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Head

Total grant

Actual

Excess(+)

expenditure

Saving (-)

(Rupees in lakh)

Reduction in provision was the net effect of decrease of

`

8,75.84 lakh and an increase

of

`

5,34.93 lakh. While decrease in provision by

`

3,74.38 lakh was stated to be due to non-

filling up of vacancies and non receipt of requisitions from unit offices, reasons for remaining

decrease of

`

5,01.46 lakh have not been intimated. Increase in provision by

`

4,00.90 lakh

was stated to meet the expenditure towards e-Governance Project and purchase of Lab

equipments, chemicals and Glassware at Regional Excise Laboratories and reasons for the

remaining increase of

`

1,34.03 lakh have not been intimated (August 2013).

Similar saving occurred during the year 2011-12.

2.SH(03) District Offices

O.

3,67,82.65

R.

(-)92,38.22

2,75,44.43

…

Reduction in provision was the net effect of decrease of

`

96,24.45 lakh and an increase

of

`

3,86.23 lakh. While decrease in provision by

`

76,16.12 lakh was stated to be due to non-

filling up of vacancies and non-receipt of requisitions from unit offices, reasons for the

remaining decrease of

`

20,08.33 lakh have not been intimated. Specific reasons for increase

in provision have not been intimated (August 2013).

Similar saving occurred during the years 2009-10 to 2011-12.

MH 800 Other Expenditure

3.SH(05) Assistance to A.P. Toddy

Tappers Co-operative

Finance Corporation Ltd.,

O.

95.00

S.

25,00.00

R.

(-)25,31.35

63.65

…

As the expenditure fell short of even the original provision, the supplementary

provision of

`

25,00.00 lakh obtained in March 2013 proved unnecessary and could have

been restricted to a token provision wherever necessary.

Specific reasons for reduction in provision of

`

25,31.35 lakh have not been intimated.

(August 2013).