Talking of under utilisation of funds, I would like someone here to guide me
if RTI is the best option. Would anyone want to file RTI to the Disaster
Management Authority in ANI? If yes please get in touch with me off list, I
will provide many leads. Or if you folks think I should provide the leads on
the list so be it.
During a recent investigation for my articles on disaster preparedness in
the Andamans I discovered( quite to my horror) I must say, that the
Disaster Management Office in Port Blair lacks its own set of loudspeakers.
The DMA office in Port Blair itself does not have an emergency staircase or
for that matter its own office premises. DMA works in a rented office space
from the 2nd floor, and without an staircase!
After the crores and crores of Rupees allocated to the Islands, immediately
after the tsunami of 2004, I wonder what blessed tender process might have
delayed procurement of loudspeakers? During the April 11th emergency this
year tsunami warnings were mounted / broadcast on police department sirens.
The links below will take you to my 2 part series. In case you are
interested that is...
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=108015
http://www.ipsnews
net/2012/06/indian-ocean-rim-countries-battered-by-disasters-part-2/
Cheers,
Malini
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-------Original Message-------
From: Sajan G
Date: 06/26/12 13:35:31
To: andamanicobar@yahoogroups.co.in
Subject: Re: [andamanicobar] non-utilization of Planned Funds by AIR in
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
It is important to augment the capacity of both AIR and DD in the islands
since it can play a vital role esp for disaster preparedness. Public
opinion needs to be created for this
sajan
On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 4:17 PM, sajan venniyoor <venniyoor@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>
> Excerpt from the Report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on
> IT<
> http://164.100.47.134/lsscommittee/Information%20Technology/Final_Report
pdf
> >(2011-2012),
> May 2012
> *
> *
> *Under Utilization of Planned Fund in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands*
>
> 14. The [Parliamentary Standing] Committee are unhappy to note that out of
> the planned allocation of Rs.300 crore for up-gradation of studios and
> transmitters of All India Radio in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, only
> Rs.1.8 crore has been spent. The Committee are not convinced with the
> reasons cited by the Ministry that delay in approval of Schemes only on
> 27th April, 2010 delayed procurement and implementation of the project
> resulting in low expenditure. The Committee are of the considered view
that
> when the budgetary provision had already been made for the project, the
> Ministry should have set the physical targets, closely monitored the
> progress of physical targets and ensured full utilisation of funds in the
> Island. The Committee take a serious note of the above underspending
> and recommend the Ministry to take adequate measures during 2012-13 so
> that projects are expedited and funds utilised optimally during the
> current Financial Year.
>
> *Utilization of Planned Funds in Andaman & Nicobar Islands*
>
> 60. The [Parliamentary Standing] Committee undertook a Study visit to
> Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the month of January, 2012. During the
above
> Study visit gross under-utilisation of plan funds in the A&N Islands came
> to the notice of the Committee as per information provided. The Plan
> Outlay for up-gradation of studios and transmitters during the last five
> years for AIR was Rs.32.80 crore out of which only Rs.1.8 crore
> had been spent.
>
> 61. The Committee desired to know the reasons for poor utilization of
> outlay for AIR in the island, to which the Ministry in the written reply
> has informed that the following four projects were approved in the
> Eleventh Plan under Digitalization of AIR network: (i) Conversion of
> existing 100 KW MW Transmitter to Digital (DRM) mode, (ii)
> Digitalization of Studios, (iii) Digitalization of existing Radio News
> Unit (RNU), and (iv) Start of News-on-Phone service. However, due to
> approval of schemes on 27th April, 2010 procurement action and
> implementation of the project got delayed and it resulted in low
> expenditure.
>
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>
>
>
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G. SAJAN
Doordarshan, Port Blair
09476046367
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