Ahead of the winter session of the Assembly, decision makers and fiscal planners are now busy in preparing an accurate Supplementary Budget, allocations of which would be utilised and not surrendered like earlier years.
They are worried as more funds than allocations in the Supplementary Budget are refunded by department at the end of each year.
The trend has undoubtedly defeated the very purpose of the State Government for the six-seven years, according to officials.
As the State Government is preparing for formulating Supplementary Budget 2017-18, a deep analysis has been made as to how the Supplementary provisions can be utilized.
Reports reveal that more amounts than Supplementary allocations have been surrendered since 2009-10.
During 2009-10, Supplementary provisions under State Plan was Rs 1, 321 crore, where as Rs 1,391 crore was surrendered by end of the fiscal.
While Rs 1,185 crore came if 2010-11 Supplementary Budget, the amount surrendered at end of the fiscal was Rs 1,190 crore.
In 2011-12, different departments were given Rs 1,801 crore under State Plan in the Supplementary Provisions, whereas departments surrendered Rs 2,177 crore.
In 2012-13, various developmental surrendered Rs 2,854 crore against allocation of Rs 2,677 crore. The surrendered amount during 2013-14 was Rs 1,701 crore as against the Supplementary provisions of Rs 2,809 crore.
It crossed all limits when in 2014-15 surrendered amount was a whopping Rs 10,469 crore as against Supplementary Provision of Rs1,494 crore.
During 2015-16, while allocation amount in Supplementary Budget was Rs 8374 crore, Rs 8,170 crore was surrendered.
In 2016-17, Rs 6,834 crore was surrendered against Supplementary allocations of Rs 5,150 crore.
Such large scale surrender of Supplementary allocations has been adversely commented by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) several times.
It is high time that Supplementary provisions should not be made in such a routine manner as the State Government is facing tough time in finding resources for developmental programmes and the departments are needed to look into their actual needs while asking for allocations in Supplementary Budget, said a senior official.