Bhopal: Serious irregularities like non-submission of utilisation certificates and delay in payment of wages to beneficiaries among others have come to notice in an official report on the implementation of MGNREGA scheme in Madhya Pradesh.
It was also found that the state government was not following necessary budgetary procedures while seeking grant from the Centre under the flagship programme. It was noticed during the inspection in eight districts that the ratio of expenditures for labour and materials have not been followed and more than 40 per cent of the amount of Rs 19.5 crore has been spent on purchasing, the report by Accountant General (AG) office said.
As per guidelines, a ratio of 60:40 has to be followed while spending money on labour and material under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act Scheme. From 2010 till March 2012, the State Government had spent about Rs 162 crore on purchase of material for the implementation of the scheme, it said....
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