In a message dated 23/11/2006 10:54:56 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
5 decades of exploitation yeah - but we need to know where all the central money is disappearing and how a few Axomiya officers and politicians have become rich at the expense of these villagers. Its very easy. Siphon off all the money and then tell the villagers that the Centre is neglecting. Poor villagers dont have the means to question or verify. Neither does the centre have a band of rabble-rousers who will answer all the allegations because they themselves are unsure of where the money is actually going. As far as I know the Centre’s money is paid in phases as the work progresses. At times the Centre never pays the allotted funds because of non-fulfilment of the conditions attached. It is, however, possible that some money is drawn by submitting false certificates that certain work was completed. The Comptroller & Auditor General of India and the Accountant Generals of the States audit the accounts and report to the Public Accounts Committees both at the Centre and the States. These reports are very crucial, though the Auditors are not in a position to go through the entire accounts; they check only a part of it. Besides, the departments themselves have in-house accounting systems. Perhaps a member of the All India Audit & Accounts officer could enlighten us on this subject. The other day there was some interest shown in the All India Services; now I remember the Accounts & Audit Services is another category. I hope there are a few Assamese IAAS officers too. In the West there are special cells in the Police department to check accounting frauds. I do not know if such specialised units perform in India effectively. If it is done, Police Officers in the field can also help. Police of course will pursue cases of fraud, defalcation, misappropriation etc if such cases are reported. Bhuban
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