CAG STRICTURES ON GOVERNMENT SPENDING AND FISCAL MISMANAGEMENT: The Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report for the year 2000-2001 makes very sad reading. It becomes apparent that callous indifference coupled with wasteful spending of the public money has been the order of the day. The classic example is the Semi-Organic-Manure (SOM) Scam, where Rs. 21.06 lakhs have been paid by the Director of Agriculture to the supplier, inspite of the report from authentic test-laboratory that the tested samples were non-standard. Will the concerned officer be ever taken to task for this frivolous decision? The involvement of the officer concerned with the supplier must be thoroughly investigated and culprits must be brought to books.
As per the CAG report, crores of rupees have been washed away due to non application of mind in conducting government business. This only goes to show that the government administration is engaged in full-time politicking rather than working. The Manohar Parrikar government will , no doubt, extend the excuse, that it has inherited the mismanagement from the previous governments. If this is true, then how does the CM explain the proposed giving away of expensive computers to every science stream student in the hope of cultivating a handful of SILICON VALLEYERS? When the power supply distribution itself is erratic and inconsistent, where is the priority in dishing out this wasteful largesse? Are we only interested in populist policies for consolidating power? The other pattern of wasteful expenditure is the hike in the salaries and perks of the Ministers and MLAs, as also the proposed salaries for the Panchayat members, when the government treasury is empty and loaded with liabilities. Goans certainly would'nt mind treating their Ministers, MLAs, Zilla/Panchayat members and the civil servants, like KINGS, provided they first work towards filling-up Goa 's bankrupted treasury and be rid of the choking loans and liabilities. Unfortunately, "MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES" seems to have taken precedence over everything else specially with the government being overly preoccupied in its self-maintenance and popularity to think of anything else. Issued by: Public Grievance Cell, Goa Su-Raj Party. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet =================================================================== For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
