CAG slams Gujarat govt on diverse issues
2 April 2015 10:53 PM GMT
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has slammed the Gujarat government on a wide range of issues including social and education indicators, agricultural growth and industrial sector besides fiscal discipline, observing there were “deficiencies”.
The CAG observations that came against the backdrop of the much touted Gujarat model of development were contained in five separate reports for 2013-14 submitted in the state Assembly on Tuesday.
It found “significant deficiencies” by the government in implementing schemes for protection and welfare of female children. The CAG noted that the Gujarat State Child Protection Society (GSCPS) had not formulated its State Child Protection Policy and State Plan of Action, as a result of which the government failed in setting goals and establishing accountability of the departments meant for child protection and welfare services.
It observed that Gujarat’s gender ratio has actually declined further.
“As per Census 2011, the trend of overall sex ratio of the state has declined (from 920 girls to 919 girls), though the all-India ratio had improved from 933 girls to 943 girls per 1,000 boys as compared to Census 2001,” the CAG social sector performance audit said.
The CAG expressed dissatisfaction with the steps taken by the government to stop female foeticide in the state. “Out of a total 181 cases filed under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, only 49 cases were finalised up to March 2014 and of these 49 cases, the accused were convicted only in six cases,” the report said.
It also criticised the government for not maintaining teaching staff in schools run by it, resulting in children dropping out of these schools.
The CAG observations that came against the backdrop of the much touted Gujarat model of development were contained in five separate reports for 2013-14 submitted in the state Assembly on Tuesday.
It found “significant deficiencies” by the government in implementing schemes for protection and welfare of female children. The CAG noted that the Gujarat State Child Protection Society (GSCPS) had not formulated its State Child Protection Policy and State Plan of Action, as a result of which the government failed in setting goals and establishing accountability of the departments meant for child protection and welfare services.
It observed that Gujarat’s gender ratio has actually declined further.
“As per Census 2011, the trend of overall sex ratio of the state has declined (from 920 girls to 919 girls), though the all-India ratio had improved from 933 girls to 943 girls per 1,000 boys as compared to Census 2001,” the CAG social sector performance audit said.
The CAG expressed dissatisfaction with the steps taken by the government to stop female foeticide in the state. “Out of a total 181 cases filed under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, only 49 cases were finalised up to March 2014 and of these 49 cases, the accused were convicted only in six cases,” the report said.
It also criticised the government for not maintaining teaching staff in schools run by it, resulting in children dropping out of these schools.
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