State Chief Secretary Sunil Kumar has directed officials of the State Planning Department to get an ‘administrative audit’ done in all concerned departments to gather an account of the funds sanctioned and expenditure made for the subsidiary schemes run for the tribal and scheduled caste communities.
In a meeting held to bring about effective implementation of the ‘subsidiary schemes’ launched for the tribal and scheduled caste community in the Mantralaya here on Thursday, the Chief Secretary also directed that the assistance of various universities be taken for an external evaluation of the subsidiary schemes concerning the expenditure made and their implementation.
He said that such subsidiary schemes must be chosen by the departments which assist in narrowing the gap between development of the tribal and scheduled caste communities and other communities.
It was informed in the meeting that 12 per cent minimum provision had been made in the State Planning Budget for the scheduled caste subsidiary schemes in accordance with the 2001 population census of the community.
Whereas, more than 35 per cent provision which is well above 32 per cent for the tribal subsidiary scheme based on their population in the State. The meeting reviewed the sanctioned budget for the subsidiary schemes and the expenditure made on them.
The Chief Secretary also directed that a senior official from all the departments be appointed as a ‘Nodal Officer’ for managing the budget and the implementation of the subsidiary schemes.
He also directed that the successful stories of the effective implementation of the subsidiary schemes be published and their proper documentation made by the various departments. Kumar insisted in the meeting to prepare need based schemes besides even more effective schemes for the development of the tribals and scheduled caste community.
He said that special welfare oriented schemes for the tribals and the scheduled caste community be prepared at the time of preparation of departmental schemes with the assistance of the State Planning Department.
It may be mentioned that the subsidiary schemes for the welfare of tribals and the scheduled caste community were launched during the fifth five year plan in 1974 for their socio-economic, educational and cultural development.
Besides this, the subsidiary schemes were launched in 1978-79 under the sixth five year plan under which separate provisions were made under the annual plan for the implementation of the schemes for the aforesaid communities.
Those present in the meeting were—Additional Chief Secretary, Finance. D S Mishra, Principal Secretary, Water Resources, N K Aswal, Principal Secretary, Forest, Sunil Kujoor, Principal Secretary, Agriculture, Ajay Singh, Secretary, Tribals and Scheduled Caste Welfare Manoj Pingua besides officials of all concerned departments.