Dear BK:
Thanks for educating us with your knowledge of the 'system'.
If I didn't know any better I might have said " Wow! It is a precision crafted
machinery, with all the checks and balances and oversights required
to run an enlightened democracy."
So, what seems to be the matter? Why so much angst, so much
disaffection, and the ship of state adrift in the doldrums?
Could it be that the REALITY is far different from what is on paper?
That the precision crafted machinery really does not function? That
"IF only--", "provided --" , "should --", "if effectively--", "can
help--" and other such qualifications merely attempt to hide the
sordid truths about that reality?
Best regards.
c
At 9:54 AM -0500 11/23/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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In a message dated 23/11/2006 10:54:56 GMT Standard Time,
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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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