Many state depts unable to spend budget allocations: CAG

Ranchi: The latest report of the Comptroller and Auditor General’s (CAG) report on the performance of the state government during the 2021-22 period has stated that many departments were unable to spend their allocations passed in the main budget, indicating both non-implementation and slow implementation of the schemes and programme.
The reports said under the circumstances, the grants given to several departments by the supplementary budget proved to be unnecessary.
It mentioned that the expenditure of the agriculture department was Rs 2,530 crore against the original allocation of Rs 2,971 crore while the additional allocation of the energy department is Rs 1,500 crore against an original allocation of Rs 1,762 crore.
Similarly, the food and civil supplies department got an additional Rs1,406 crore against an allocation of Rs 2,034 crore, and the home department an additional Rs 967 crore against an allocation of Rs 1,265 crore. The rural development also got Rs 5,165 crore against an allocation of Rs 7,149 crore while the rural public works division got Rs 467 crore against an allocation of Rs 1,974 crore and the panchayti raj got Rs 804 crore against an original allocation of Rs 2,617 crore.
The report also said some departments, including agriculture, health, medical education and family welfare, have not been utilizing expenditures for the past five years.