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(I)
Provision of Rs.500.00 lakhs remained
wholly unutilised in one case under Major Head
“2552” – “Other Expenditure - Provision for
Projects/Schemes for the benefit of North Eastern
Region and Sikkim” – due to re-appropriaiton of
part funds to functional heads for utilisation on
projects/schemes for the benefit of North Eastern
Region and Sikkim and surrender of the balance
amount.
(II) Under Major Head “2515” – “Panchayati
Raj - Training of Elected Representatives of
Panchayati Raj Institutions” - saving of Rs.158.45
lakhs (against the sanctioned provision of
Rs.1240.00 lakhs) was due to the Ministry being
at inception stage.
(III) Under one head saving of Rs.67.91 lakhs
occurred constituting 34 percent of the sanctioned
provision.
2.(I) The above savings were partly (Rs.500.00
lakhs) utilised for augmenting the provision by
re-appropriation as already reported to Parliament
while obtaining token supplementary grant of
Rs.1.00 lakh in December, 2005 under Major
Head “2515” - “Panchayati Raj - Panchayat
Empowerment Incentive Scheme”. Actual excess,
however, was Rs.499.00 lakhs.
(II) Savings were also offset by excess under
Major Head “3601” - “Grants for Central Plan
Schemes - Other Rural Development Programme -
Panchayati Raj - Training of Elected
Representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions” -
excess of Rs.150.00 lakhs (against the sanctioned
provision of Rs.1200.00 lakhs) was due to
re-appropriation of funds from Major Head
“2552” to functional heads for utilisation on
projects/schemes for the benefit of North Eastern
Region and Sikkim.