Imphal, December 27 2008: In connection with implementation of the Centrally funded Twenty Points Programme (TPP), 2006 in the State, the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, which is monitoring the scheme, has pointed out various inconsistencies in the monthly reports of the various departments submitted to the Ministry through the State Planning Board.

The inconsistencies came to light after comparing the reports submitted by the departments to their respective Ministries.

Disclosing this to The Sangai Express, a reliable source informed that after the matter was brought to the notice of the Ministry by the Secretary (Co-ordination and Planning of Union Cabinet Secretariat), the Secretary of the Ministry Pronab Sen has issued necessary instructions to the Chief Secretary of the State.

In his letter to the Chief Secretary, Pronab Sen conveyed that Secretary of (Co-ordination and Planning) has expressed deep concern over the low percentage achievement against proportionate targets fixed in respect of the schemes of the Department of Rural Development and Public Health Engineering Department and that the figures of the targets and performance as reported to the Ministry and those available with the administrative Ministries concerned need to be reconciled.

Pronab Sen further communicated that after an excercise to reconcile the month-wise performance achievement with regard to the schemes implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development, it has been observed that there is wide variation in the performance achievement figures reported to the Ministry of Rural Development and to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

Moreover, when certain information are reported as 'nil' to one Ministry, a significant figure has been quoted to another Ministry leading to wide variations between the percentage achievement viz-a-viz the targets reported to the two Ministries.

Consequent upon this, the State Planning Department has instructed all the line departments to ensure submission of correct reports on TPP, 2006 .

Comment