Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Feb 13: Reliable sources say that the state government is mulling conducting a district-wise re-survey to have a better grip on monetary discipline. The fiscal management review committee of the state government is learnt to have advised the government by way of warning that although the current financial condition of the state looks satisfactory, it is necessary to have better control over the affairs through certain measures aimed at improving financial discipline.

The committee particularly wants the government to make sure that the beneficiaries of various schemes are genuinely eligible for the benefits, as it is found that in many cases, families that are better placed in society are making use of schemes meant for the poor. The schemes which the committee wants the government to undertake reality check are irrigation pump set, Kuteera Jyoti, Bhagya Jyoti, Anna Bhagya, social security pension, subsidy support etc. It has advised the government to conduct secondary check and link the schemes to Aadhar and arrange for direct transfer of subsidies to the accounts of beneficiaries and drop ineligible people. For this purpose, it wants the government to undertake district-wise re-survey.

Certain schemes have been announced in the current year's budget, based on income by way of loan of Rs 48,601 crore and excise income of Rs 20,950 crore. However, the need to regulate unnecessary expenditure for implementing the schemes has been stressed by the committee. The committee has also expressed its concern about the fact that borrowings of the government have touched Rs 3,27,209 crore.

Some of the other suggestions given by the committee are: follwing suggestions given by the finance department strictly to stop misusing of government deposits in banks, giving the responsibility of checking bank accounts of all the departments to the additional chief secretary of the government, reduction of supplementary grants after the budget to support farm loan waiver scheme, looking at the possibility of doing proper calculations by the finance department in association with social welfare department based on the experience in implementation of SC sub-plan and ST sub-plan which came into being in 2013-14 and merger and re-designation of vacant posts.