The Pioneer 06.05.2013
Concurrent audit of local bodies’ accounts to begin from current fiscal
Madhya Pradesh is the first State in the country where
concurrent audit of accounts is being started from current fiscal to
ensure effective arrangements for accounting and audit. Guidelines of
13th Finance Commission and the Planning Commission regarding local
bodies’ accounting and audit have been effectively implemented in the
State.
Additional Chief Secretary Panchayats & Rural Development Aruna
Sharma chaired a meeting at Development Commissioner’s office here today
in which detailed directives were given pertaining to accounting and
audit works.
Sharma informed that now audit and accounting of 3-tier panchayat raj
institutions has been made compulsory. It has also been ensured that
accounting and audit of last fiscal are completed by August 2013. She
said that as per prescribed schedule, last year’s audit of Gram
Panchayats will be completed by June, Zila Panchayats by July and audit
of accounts of Directorate of Panchayat Raj Institutions will be
completed by August 2013. At the same time, concurrent audit accounts of
all Gram, Janpad and Zila Panchayats and at the State Headquarters for
current fiscal is done every month positively. Audit of Gram Panchayats
will be concluded at Janpad level and Gram & Janpad Panchayats at
Zila Panchayat level.
One CA agency each has been appointed at all divisional headquarters to
ensure time-bound concurrent audit system in panchayat raj
institutions. The agency equipped with all necessary resources will also
set up district-level audit offices and appoint one CA each in every
district. Similarly one intermediate pass CA each will be appointed at
every Janpad Panchayat and one apprentice CA on cluster of every 15 Gram
Panchayats.
The department will spend about `16 crore 50 lakh on effective
implementation of concurrent audit. Now, all financial transactions will
be made electronically in all panchayat raj institutions.
Through effective accounting and concurrent audit, now exact accounts
of funds made available for various schemes to panchayat raj
institutions will be available.
This will help in removing errors in financial transactions and
capacity augmentation and better maintenance of accounts will be
ensured.
At the meeting, detailed information was given about procedure of audit
upto Gram Panchayat level to representatives appointed by CA agencies.
Secretary Panchayats & Rural Development Rajesh Rajora, Commissioner
Panchayat Raj Raghuveer Shrivastava, Deputy General Manager e-Steps T
Ganesh Kumar and senior finance officers were present on the occasion.