West Bengal Report-IPAI.pdf - Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

157The following position emerges from the above table :(i)None of the different items of work could be completedbefore 30 t h September 2008. Even on this date percentage ofspill over amount ranged from 2.14 per cent to 33.3 per cent,7.43 to 100 per cent and 88 to 100 per cent in 2005-06, 2006-07and 2007-08 respectively.(ii)During 2006-07, out of 15 new schools buildings, approved,only 3 schools were taken up and 2 were completed in 2008-09 but no utilization certificate was submitted.(iii)Besides as per AWP&B for 2008-09 an amount of Rs.1019.95lakh was approved for construction of 205 NSB(P), 75 Toilets(P) 40 Toilets (UP) and repair of 154 Primary and 33 UpperPrimary Schools. But as discussed with the District ProjectOffier (DPO) no fund was released by the DPO on the groundthat formation of new VEC was not completed. As aconsequence no work could be commenced (December 2008).The ground of the DPO was not tenable since the Districtauthority in consultation with the SIS and the existing VECcould have commenced the work.The above fact and figures point out poor performanceof civil work adversely affecting the objective of SSA. Therewas no system of monetaring the civil work to ensurecompletion of the work within the scheduled time.9.6 Status of Civil work in South 24 ParganasThe Table below indicates the status of Civil work in South24 Parganas District during 2005-08 :(Rs. In lakh)