MS-42: Audit Objections – Settlement of Audit Objections – Local Bodies – Re-constitution of State Level Committee – Orders – Issued.

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH A B S T R A C T Audit Objections – Settlement of Audit Objections – Local Bodies – Re-constitution of State Level Committee – Orders – Issued. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FINANCE (ADMN.II) DEPARTMENT G.O.Ms.No.42 Dated: 22.02.2012 Read the following:- 1. G.O.Ms.No.294, Finance & Plg. (FW:Admn.II) Department, dt. 27.10.1987. 2. G.O.Ms.No.364, Finance & Plg. (FW:Admn.II) Department, dt. 11.11.2008. 3. Director of State Audit, A.P., Hyderabad, Lr.No.1522/U/2010, dt.12-05-2011, and 20-09-2011. ----- O R D E R : In the reference 1st read above, Government had constituted the State Level and District Level Committees on the huge number of audit objections involving Crores of Rupees of Public Funds pending settlement by the Local Bodies, Agriculture Market Committees, Zilla Grandalaya Samasthas, Religious and Charitable Endowment Institutions etc. for several years with the following Chairman and Members at State Level and District Level: STATE LEVEL COMMITTEE: 1 Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department Chairman 2. Secretary, Panchayat Raj & Rural Development Department Member 3. Secretary, Education Department. Member 4. Secretary, Housing, Municipal Administration and Urban Member Development Department. 5. Secretary, Food & Agriculture Department Member 6. Finance Commissioner, Panchayat Raj and Rural Member Development Department 7. Directorate of Local Fund Audit, Hyderabad Member/ Convener 2. The State Level Committee was ordered to meet once in three months. The Director of Local Fund Audit was required to prepare the notes for each committee meeting, year-wise showing the progress in disposal and pending audit objections department-wise and district wise. DISTRICT LEVEL COMMITTEE: 1 District Collector Chairman 2. District Development Officer Member 3. Regional Deputy Director of Municipal Administration Member 4. District Panchayat Officer Member 5. Assistant Director of Marketing Member 6. Finance Commissioner, Panchayat Raj and Rural Audit Member/ Officer, Local Funds Convener 3. The District Level Committee shall meet once in 3 months and copies of the proceedings of the meeting shall be furnished within fifteen days from the date of meeting to the respective Department of Secretariat, and also the Director of Local Fund Audit, A.P. Hyderabad. Contd..P.2:: 2 :: 4. In the reference 2nd read above, Government had re-constituted the State Level Committee for review the clearance of audit objections and to take necessary immediate steps to reduce the number of audit objections. As per the above order the State Level Committee consisted, which is as follows: STATE LEVEL COMMITTEE: 1 Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department Chairman 2. Secretary (FP) Finance Department Member 3. Secretary, Panchayat Raj & Rural Development Department Member 4. Secretary, Higher Education Department. Member 5. Secretary, School Education Department Member 6. Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Member Development Department. 7. Secretary, Agriculture & Cooperation Department Member 8. Secretary, Revenue Department Member 9. Secretary, Housing Department Member 10. Secretary, Minority Welfare Department Member 11. Directorate of State Audit, A.P.Hyderabad. Member/ Convener 5. In the reference 3rd read above, the Director of State Audit, A.P., Hyderabad has stated that the five categories of local bodies are major auditable institutions covered by State Audit Department, I.e. PRIs, ULBs, Agricultural Market Committees including Rythu Bazars, Temples and Universities. Further the Director of State Audit has requested to add the authorities who were not included in the SLC constituted in the reference 1st read above, so as to enable to take action on the pending audit objections in time. 6. Government after careful examination of the proposal hereby decided to re- constitute the State Level Committee for review the clearance of audit objections and to take necessary immediate steps to reduce the number of audit objections. The State Level Committee shall consist of the following: Sl. Name of the authority Subject Post No. designated 1 Principal Secretary to Government, All Chairman Finance Department 2 Prl. Secretary, PR & RD Department Panchayat Raj Member Institutions 3 Prl. Secretary, MA & UD Department Urban Local Bodies Member 4 Prl. Secretary, Food and Agricultural Agricultural Market Member Department Committees 5 Secretary, IT & C e-seva Institutions Member 6 Prl. Secretary, Revenue(HR & CE) I (HR & CE) I Member 7 Prl. Secretary, Higher Education Universities Member 8 Director of State Audit All Member Convener Contd..P.3:: 3 :: 7. The State Level Committee shall meet once in three months. The Director of State Audit shall prepare the required notes for each committee meeting, year-wise showing the progress in disposal and pending audit objections department-wise and district wise. 8. “Copy of this order is available on Internet and can be accessed at address http://www.ap.gov.in.goir”. (BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH) Dr. P. V. RAMESH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (FP) To The Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department. The Principal Secretary to Government(FP), Finance Department. The Prl. Secretary to Government, P R & RD Department. The Prl.Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department. The Prl. Secretary, M.A. & U.D. Department. The Prl. Secretary to Government, Agriculture & Cooperation Department. The Prl. Secretary to Government, Revenue Department. The Secretary to Government, IT & C Department. The Director of State Audit, A.P. Hyderabad. Copy to S.F./S.Cs. // FORWARDED BY ORDER // SECTION OFFICER