As much as Rs 53.62 crore is lying unspent for about six years in the account of the Commissioner and Director of School Education which has been accumulated from examination fee and other resources. However, violating the rules, the department has utilised Rs 2.45 crore to meet the departmental expenditure. These facts have come to light in the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report that has been tabled in the Assembly.
It was found that rules were violated in expending the money collected under the head of examination fee and the amount was used inappropriately without submitting it to the government treasury. CAG during the audit found that convenors, who are responsible for maintenance of proper books of account of receipts and expenditure in respect of each examination, were not complying with the rule book during the examinations conducted from 2008-09 and 2012-13.
Contrary to the norms, the State government issued orders allowing the Commissioner to meet expenditure on conducting APTET from the revenue earned through the sale of applications and exam fee collected from applicants, instead of remitting the amount into government account. The government did not issue any guidelines for the utilisation of these funds. As per the CAG report, the Commissioner has collected Rs 89.48 crore from applicants towards examination fee of DSC, APTET, DIETCET and LPCET during the year 2008 and 2013 and spent Rs 35.86 crore for conducting these examinations.
It was also revealed that the School Education Commissioner has retained an amount of Rs 53.62 crore in the department’s account even after the completion of events pertaining to some of the respective examinations. This also included advances of Rs 11.02 crore given to District Education Officers, which was pending adjustment for one to four years reportedly due to lack of pursuance by the commissioner.
It was found that rules were violated in expending the money collected under the head of examination fee and the amount was used inappropriately without submitting it to the government treasury. CAG during the audit found that convenors, who are responsible for maintenance of proper books of account of receipts and expenditure in respect of each examination, were not complying with the rule book during the examinations conducted from 2008-09 and 2012-13.
Contrary to the norms, the State government issued orders allowing the Commissioner to meet expenditure on conducting APTET from the revenue earned through the sale of applications and exam fee collected from applicants, instead of remitting the amount into government account. The government did not issue any guidelines for the utilisation of these funds. As per the CAG report, the Commissioner has collected Rs 89.48 crore from applicants towards examination fee of DSC, APTET, DIETCET and LPCET during the year 2008 and 2013 and spent Rs 35.86 crore for conducting these examinations.
It was also revealed that the School Education Commissioner has retained an amount of Rs 53.62 crore in the department’s account even after the completion of events pertaining to some of the respective examinations. This also included advances of Rs 11.02 crore given to District Education Officers, which was pending adjustment for one to four years reportedly due to lack of pursuance by the commissioner.
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