*From: Disability News and Information Service* <[email protected]> Date: 24 May 2011 16:29
* Over Rs. 136 crore wasted by M.S.J.E.’s Disability Division in the financial year 2010-2011 * *D.N.I.S. News Network, India:* Financial year 2010-2011 is over and here is the ‘Report Card’ of our beloved Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (M.S.J.E.). The total budget of M.S.J.E. (both, for Plan and Non-Plan Schemes) was Rs 4574 crore. Out of this, Rs 489 crore was the budget for the Disability Division as per Budget Estimates 2010-2011. Roughly, 10 to 11% only. If one analyses the Programmes and Schemes of the Disability Division, the following picture emerges: All the usual suspects have done well. 1. National Institutes: Rs 60 crore allocated; Rs 57.84 spent. 2. N.H.F.D.C.: Rs 50 crore allocated; full Rs 50 crore spent. 3. R.C.I.: Rs 3 crore allocated; Rs 2.99 crore spent. 4. I.S.I.C.: Rs 1 crore allocated; full amount spent. The ones who didn’t do so well are as follows: 1. C.C.P.D. had an allocation of Rs 2 crore and 3 lakh. They could spend only 1 crore and 36 lakh. In other words, a fair sized amount of 67 lakh was wasted and not utilised. 2. Aids and Appliances Scheme: Only Rs 69.68 crore could be utilized out of Rs 100 crores. In other words, over Rs 30 crore were wasted. 3. Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme: Only Rs 82.27 crore spent out of Rs 120 crore allocated. A clear waste of over Rs 37 crore. 4. Has A.L.I.M.C.O. been shut down? Rs 3 crore was allocated for them but not a penny has been utilised. Now comes the real heartbreaking news: 1. Scheme for Implementation of the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995: Rs 100 crore allocated. Only Rs. 50.41 crore utilised. In other words, almost half the money, nearly Rs 50 crore wasted. 2. Employment of Physically Disabled People: Rs 8 crore allocated but not one paisa spent in the whole financial year. 3. Financial Assistance to Women with Disabilities: Rs 5 crore allocated. Again, not one naya paisa spent! 4. Indian Institute of Sign Language: Remain a dream on paper. No movement forward. No expense therefore. 5. Centre of Universal Design and Barrier Free Environment: Again, remains only a dream on paper. 6. Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for People with Disabilities: Nothing happened this year. However, an allocation of Rs 11.98 crore has been made for the current financial year, i.e. 2011-2012. To sum it all up, out of the Rs. 489 crore that were allocated, as much as Rs. 136 crore and 48 lakh were left unutilized. In other words, almost 28% of the budget was simply wasted! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/MhaNewsViewsIndia?hl=en ------------- Affiliated Groups : MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY INDIA [email protected] Discussions on mental health law / policy / plan monitoring / human rights etc [email protected] India-specific news and views related to mental health [email protected] Information and support to carers of people with mental health issues [email protected] Mutual support and sharing of experiential knowledge, skills and social learning amongst peers
