West Bengal Report-IPAI.pdf - Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

23From the above tables the following position emerge :(i)PAB approved the annual outlay each year earmarking theamount in AWP&B for each intervention but GOI releasedthe fund in lump without indicating the intervention wiseamount released. Even the State Project Office whilereleasing funds to District Project Offices did not specify theproportionate amount allocable to each intervention withreference to detailed allotment for each intervention vis-à-vistotal allotment approved by PAB. As a result, meaningfulanalysis of the physical and financial achievement comparedto approved outlay could not be made.(ii)Overall shortfall between the approved AWP&B and actualexpenditure during 2005-06, 2006-07 2007-08 and 2008-09(upto September, 2008) in respect of SSA was to the extent of50.80 per cent, 36.22 percent, 29.16 per cent and 77.79 percentrespectively. Overall shortfall in respect of NPEGEL during2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09 (9/08) was 47.01 percent, 86.27per cent and 94.10 per cent respectively. During 2005-06,there was excess expenditure to the extent of 28.48 per centin respect of NPEGEL.(iii)During 2005-06, of the total of 17 SSA activities, shortfall inexpenditure compared to approved outlay in respect of 7activities (CRC, Out of School Children, Innovative Activity,Teachers Salary, TLE, Teacher Training and SEIMAT) rangedfrom 52.45 percent to 100.00 per cent. The cent per centshortfall amounting to Rs.300.00 lakh occurred due to nonutilisationof budget allocation in 2003-04 for opening a State