SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSISPART I - ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENTS/AGENCIES1. State Secretary Office, Kedah; State Treasury Office, Kedah and Public WorksDepartment, Kedah - The Management of Departmental VehiclesDuring the years 2006 to 2009, the State Government approved an allocation ofRM11.59 million for the acquisition of vehicles of which RM7.83 million was spent. From anallocation of RM11.59 million, RM9.33 million was allocated to the State Secretary Office(SSO), State Treasury Office (Treasury) and Public Works Department (PWD) of whichRM6.68 million was spent. Overall, the vehicles at the three departments were notsatisfactorily managed. Several weaknesses were observed such as no maintenanceschedules, fuel was filled into the vehicles within a short timeframe, double paymentsamounting to RM30,270 and Master Record on Vehicle were not maintained by the SSO.Vehicles under warranty at the Treasury Office were serviced at unauthorized workshopswhile PWD bought diesel beyond the quoted price of the Government. In addition, no actionwas taken to dispose the damaged vehicles and also vehicles which were certified fordisposal.2. Public Works Department, Kedah (PWD) – The Management of the Maintenanceon State RoadPublic Works Department (PWD) is responsible for the planning, implementing andmonitoring on the maintenance of state roads to ensure that the roads are safe and in goodcondition. An allocation of RM223 million for the maintenance of 4,528 kilometer state roadsunder the Ninth Malaysia Plan were approved by the State Government. For the years 2007to 2009, the department spent RM136.61 million from an allocation of RM141 million for themaintenance of roads throughout the state. An audit was carried out between December2009 to February 2010 at PWD of Muda/Sik District and PWD Pendang/Yan District. Overall,the state roads were not satisfactory maintained. There were some weaknesses such asprojects were approved but not implemented instead substituted for urgent projects,procurement of signboards not in accordance to specifications, wrong coding of expenditure,delays in maintenance works, variation orders were not approved by an authorised officerand diesel was purchase not in accordance to the Government approved market price.3. State Agriculture Department, Kedah – The Management of Fruit IndustrialDevelopment ProgrammeThe Fruit Industry Development Programme, implemented by Kedah AgricultureDepartment, is to ensure that the fruits produced are of high quality and sufficient to meet