Gaps in Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan implementation in Raj:CAG report

Major gaps in the implementation of Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) or Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan in Rajasthan were noticed in the audit of Comptroller and Auditor General of India on local bodies.
Performance audit of the TSC was conducted in 8 districts of Banswara, Bhilwara, Churu, Jalore, Karauli, Sikar, Sriganganagar and Udaipur in which several gaps were found in implementation, revealed the CAG report which was tabled in the legislative assembly today.
The report for the year ending March 31, 2014 said average shortfall in construction of toilets in schools in the eight districts was 50.21 per cent while overall shortfall in construction of toilets at Anganwadi centres was on an average 70.71 per cent.

Achievement in construction of toilets under individual household latrine (IHHL) was less than 50 per cent of the target.
On physical verification of 1309 IHHLs, about 46 per cent of constructed toilets were found not being used by beneficiaries though incentives were paid to them and 56 per cent IHHLs were not connected with piped water supply.
Almost 36 per cent school toilets in Sikar, Churu and Sriganganagar were not being used as they were not connected with water supply, the report highlighted.

It was also noticed that irregular payment of Rs 14.43 crore was made to 62 NGOs for construction of 59,585 IHHLs in four districts during the year 2009-14, instead of direct payment of incentive to the beneficiaries.

In the audit of management of Panchayat land in 14 districts, it was found that no consolidated database was available in any of the test checked Gram Panchayat and such database was not maintained even at the state level.
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewable Mission, Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojna were also covered under the CAG report on local bodies.
In the audit on economic sector for the year ending March 31, 2014, the report revealed that as against the approved relocation plan for 20 villages situated in critical tiger habitats of Ranthambhore and Sariska tiger reserves, only six were completely relocated and the remaining 14 villages were in the process of relocation.

There were 115 families, who had received payment, but were still residing within the tiger reserves.
The report also brought out deficiencies noticed in implementation of programmes/activities of Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology Udaipur, wasteful expenditure on road construction, irregular utilisation of fund of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna, non-completion of work of sprinkler irrigation system in Lift Irrigation Schemes of Indira Gandhi canal project.