Friday, July 27, 2012

Budget watch panel holds consultations in Balangir FRIDAY, 27 JULY 2012 12:49 PNS | BALANGIR HITS: 59


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FRIDAY, 27 JULY 2012 12:49
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To ensure effective people’s participation in preparation of district action plan for discussion during pre-budget meeting for 2013-14, a one-day consultation meeting of Balangir District Budget Watch Group (BDBWG) was held here on Sunday last.
Four areas including health, education, women and child development and agriculture were selected and discussed.
The State finance department had organised the first pre-budget consultation meeting with different groups in January last, which was an excellent opportunity to place suggestions and recommendations before the Government. Last year, three districts, including Balangir, Sundergarh and Nuapada had their charter of demands and priorities in the pre –budget consultation at Bhubneshwar which had been addressed by State Finance Minister Prafulla Chandra Ghadei.
A cursory glance at the funds received by the School and Mass Education in Balangir district revealed that while it received  `149.68 crores in 2009, in 2010, it received `158 crore and in 2011, it received  `175.63 crore. However, the sums that remained unspent in 2009, 2010 and 2011 were  `44.89 crore,  `8.41 crores and  ` 14.47 crore respectively.
It was also found that the Sarva Siksha Abhiyaan (SSA) Balangir which got funds for its different programmes could not spent  `17.10 crore in 2010 and  `19.56 crore in 2011-12.
“Before making our demands, we should know the actual position of the funds and strive for its total utilisation for better development of the area,” said Prakash Barik of Odisha Budget and Accountability Centre (OBAC), Bhubneshwar.
Balangir District Child Welfare committee chairperson Damodor Mishra presided over the meeting, while Jabagandh Khamari Sharma spoke, among others.

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