West Bengal Report-IPAI.pdf - Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

56audited earlier than the issue of Ucs and adjustment carriedout subsequently were left out of districts accounts and (ii)non-maintenance of seprate cash book/ accounts in most ofthe schools having NPEGEL Centres and KGBV and clubbingof the accounts of the latter with SSA accounts.2.9 Diversion of SSA FundAs per provision under Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) no fundcould be diverted from SSA to any other Programme/ Scheme.However, it was noticed from records that the DistrictMagistrate, Hooghly, ex-officio District Project Director borrowedRs.5 crore in March 2008 (Rs.4 crore) and April 2008 (Rs.1 crore)from SSA fund to make payment of wages at Gram PanchayatLevel under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme(NREG). This was a clear case of diversion of SSA fund. Theamount was, however, refunded in June, 2008.2.10 PRE-PROJECT ACTIVITIESThe SSA Programme was launched in 2000-01. The StateGovernment launched the programme in November 2001. With a view toachieving the objectives of SSA, GOI commenced pre-project activitiesbefore implementing the programme. GOI released funds aggregatingRs.290.15 lakh separately to the State Society at the beginning of theSSA Programme to carry out preparatory activities for micro-planning,household surveys, studies, community mobilization, school-basedactivities, office equipment, training and orientation at all level.Separate accounts for pre-project activities were to be maintained by