REPORT OF THE 
COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL OF INDIA 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2008 (CIVIL) 

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

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PREFACE

OVERVIEW

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

*       ADILABAD

CHAPTER I

*       ANANTAPUR

FINANCES OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT

*       CHITTOOR

1.1         Introduction

*        EAST GODAVARI

1.2         Methodology adopted for the assessment of Fiscal position

*        GUNTUR

1.3         Trends and Composition of Aggregate Receipts

*        KADAPA

1.4         Application of Resources

*        KARIMNAGAR

1.5         Expenditure by Allocative Priorities

*        KHAMMAM

1.6         Misappropriations, losses, defalcations, etc.

*        KRISHNA

1.7         Assets and Liabilities

*        KURNOOL

1.8         Undischarged Liabilities

*       MAHBOOBNAGAR

1.9         Debt Sustainability

*       MEDAK

1.10       Management of deficits

*       NALGONDA

1.11       Fiscal Ratios

*       NELLORE

1.12       Conclusions

*       NIZAMABAD

 

*       PRAKASAM

CHAPTER II

*       RANGAREDDY & HYDERABAD

ALLOCATIVE PRIORITIES AND APPROPRIATION

*       SRIKAKULAM

2.1         Introduction

*       VISAKHAPATNAM

2.2         Summary of Appropriation Accounts

*       VIZIANAGARAM

2.3         Fulfillment of Allocative Priorities

*       WARANGAL

 

*       WEST GODAVARI

CHAPTER III

 

PERFORMANCE AUDIT

 

              School Education Department

 

3.1         Nutritional Support to Primary Education

 

              Higher Education Department

 

3.2         Functioning of Sri Venkateswara University

 

              Environment, Forests, Science and Technology; Municipal
              Administration & Urban Development and Health,
              Medical & Family Welfare Departments

 

3.3         Management of Wastes

 

              Environment, Forests, Science and Technology Department               (Forest Wing)

 

3.4         Implementation of the Andhra Pradesh Community Forest
              Management Project

 

 

 

CHAPTER IV

 

AUDIT OF TRANSACTIONS

 

Fraud/misappropriation/embezzlement/losses detected in audit

 

              Transport, Roads and Buildings Department
              (Roads and Buildings Wing)

 

4.1.1      Irregular advance payments – Loss due to non-recovery

 

 

 

Excess payment; wasteful/infructuous expenditure

 

              Agriculture And Co-operation Department

 

4.2.1      Unnecessary interest burden

 

4.2.2      Payment of input subsidy to ineligible farmers

 

              Environment ,Forests, Science and Technology Department               (Forest Wing)

 

4.2.3      Excess payment on digging pits and trenches

 

              Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department

 

4.2.4      Excess payment of water and sewerage charges

 

              Housing Department

 

4.2.5      Avoidable payment of interest at higher rates

 

              Irrigation and Command Area Development
              Department (Irrigation Wing)

 

4.2.6      Breach of irrigation tank immediately after completion

 

4.2.7      Inadequate planning in construction of outfall sluice at sea mouth

 

              Irrigation and Command Area Development Department
              (Projects Wing)

 

4.2.8      Avoidable expenditure on canal works due to formation of SEZ

 

4.2.9      Inadmissible payment of compensation for irrigation wells

 

              Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department               (Public Health Wing)

 

4.2.10    Incomplete road over bridge

 

              Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department

 

4.2.11    Construction of bridge without clear land for approaches

 

4.2.12    Non-construction of causeway

 

              School Education Department

 

4.2.13    Excess release of grants to Municipalities

 

              Transport, Roads and Buildings Department
              (Roads and Buildings Wing)

 

4.2.14    Unfruitful expenditure on road work

 

4.2.15    Award of work without obtaining prior clearance from Forest               Department  

 

              Tribal Welfare and Irrigation and Command Area Development               Departments

 

4.2.16    Non-achievement of contemplated ayacut in tribal areas

 

 

 

Violation of contractual obligations, undue favour to contractors and avoidable expenditure

 

              General Administration Department

 

4.3.1      Undue favour to existing contractor

 

              Irrigation And Command Area Development Department
              (Irrigation Wing)

 

4.3.2      Avoidable extra expenditure due to improper planning             

 

4.3.3      Undue favour to contractor due to incorrect computation of value               of balance work

 

              Irrigation And Command Area Development Department
              (Projects Wing)

 

4.3.4      Undue favour to the contractor

 

              Transport, Roads and Buildings Department
              (Roads & Buildings Wing)

 

4.3.5      Avoidable extra financial commitment on construction of a Court               building complex

 

4.3.6      Avoidable extra expenditure due to change in specification

 

4.3.7      Undue favour to a contractor

 

              Transport, Roads & Buildings and Irrigation & Command Area               Development Departments
              (Roads & Buildings And Irrigation Wings)

 

4.3.8      Extra expenditure due to acceptance of second lowest tender

 

 

 

Idle investments/idle establishments/blocking of funds/ delays in commissioning of equipment; diversion/ misutilisation of funds

 

              Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department

 

4.4.1      Non-installation of advanced radiotherapy equipment

 

 

 

Regularity issues and others

 

              General Administration Department

 

4.5.1      Payment of security car allowance to Members of Parliament

 

4.5.2      Creation of ex-cadre posts in excess of norms

 

4.5.3      Inadmissible payments towards encashment of leave to Members               of AIS

 

              Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department

 

4.5.4      Deficiencies in leasing of medical shops

 

              Planning Department

 

4.5.5      Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme

 

              Revenue Department

 

4.5.6      Un-authorised retention/utilization of Government receipts

 

              Tribal Welfare Department

 

4.5.7      Injudicious extension of Voluntary Retirement Scheme to
              unidentified posts

 

 

 

General

 

4.6.1      Follow-up on Audit Reports – Non‑submission of Explanatory
              (Action taken) Notes

 

4.6.2      Action taken by Government

 

4.6.3      Action not taken on recommendations of the Public Accounts
              Committee

 

4.6.4      Lack of response to Audit

 

 

 

CHAPTER V

 

INTERNAL CONTROL MECHANISM AND INTERNAL AUDIT

 

              Home (Prisons) Department

 

5.1         Internal Controls in Prisons Department

 

 

 

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