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CAG raised question over misuse of security funds in JK
Jammu, Feb 15 (UNI) In a severe indictment of the security agencies active in Jammu and Kashmir, a review of Security Related Expenditure (SRE) has revealed incorrect reporting of expenditure, diversion and misuse of funds.
The latest Comptroller Auditor General (CAG) of India report, tabled in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly recently, did a review of the security related expenditure.
In order to tackle the security situation by the outbreak of militancy in the state in 1989-90, the state government provided for a huge increase in security related expenditure.
Considering the burden on the state finances, the Central government decided to reimburse the additional security related expenditure (2-30 per cent of state police budget) to the state from 1990-91.
The report has pointed out the accounting/reporting and reconciliation system of security related expenditure followed by the state government was not adequate.
The
report
said,
''the
Department
had
not
obtained
Audit
Certificates
for
SRE
from
the
Accountant
General.
Payment
of
Rs
74.54
crore
made
by
the
union
government
directly
to
the
ordnance
factories
was
not
accounted
for
by
the
state
in
its
accounts
under
SRE.
Delay
in
de-hiring
of
expensive
hotels
and
buildings
resulted
in
avoidable
or
excess
payment
of
rent
of
Rs
1.45
Crore.
There
was
delay
in
completion
of
Police
Security
works
and
works
worth
Rs
30
lakh
were
executed
unauthorisedly.
Avoidable
expenditure
of
Rs.72
Lakh
were
incurred
on
irregular
execution
of
works.''
Pointing
out
to
the
avoidable
expenditure
by
the
state
police,
the
report
said,
''in
order
to
reduce
the
burden
of
rent
and
also
for
meeting
the
increased
demand
for
accommodation
due
to
tourist
rush,
the
Central
government
advised
the
state
government
to
make
efforts
to
vacate
the
expensive
hotels
or
buildings
occupied
by
the
Security
forces.
The
state
government
ordered
dehiring
of
the
hotels
where
rent
paid
was
exhorbitant
and
to
find
suitable
alternate
accommodation
for
the
forces.
Out
of
seven
costly
hotels,
only
two
hotels
were
dehired
and
five
such
hotels
continued
to
be
occupied
by
the
Department.''
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