CAG's COMMENT ON INDIA POST
REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL OF INDIA
ACCOUNT OF THE UNION GOVERNMENT NO. 1 : FOR THE YEAR 2010-11
Postal Services (Grant No.13)
7.24 Savings in a grant or appropriation indicate that the expenditure could not be incurred as estimated and planned. Savings in real terms denote unspent provisions which are indicative of poor budgeting or shortfall in performance of the department under various schemes. In the capital (voted) section of this grant , for the past five years there has been persistent savings as depicted in Table 7.8 The main reasons advanced by the department for savings for the year 2009-10 were non-receipt/non-adjustment of DGS&D bills relating to procurement of vehicles and non completion of work as anticipated.
Table 7.8: Persistent saving under capital (voted) section
(Rs. in crore)
| Year | Budget provision including supplementary grant | Actual expenditure | Savings | Percentage |
| 2005-06 | 367.09 | 268.98 | 98.11 | 27 |
| 2006-07 | 385.98 | 284.73 | 101.25 | 26 |
| 2007-08 | 255.02 | 90.43 | 164.59 | 65 |
| 2008-09 | 426.61 | 244.30 | 182.31 | 43 |
| 2009-10 | 388.81 | 261.62 | 127.19 | 33 |
As in the past four years, persistent savings under the capital (voted) section of the grant in the current year was primarily due to savings recorded under the minor head 5201.00.104-"Mechanisation and Modernisation of Postal Services" . Out of the budget allocation of Rs. 360.25 crore under this minor head only Rs. 241.24 crore was spent., leaving an unspent amount of Rs. 119.01 crore.
Further, against the saving of Rs. 127.19 crore under the capital (voted) section of the grant, the amount surrendered was Rs. 164.14 crore, which exceeded the overall savings, reflecting deficient budgetary management.
--
M.Krishnan
Secretary General NFPE
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