Block level review at Ausgram I today - some observations

Visited Asugram1 today morning in pursuance to decision in last meeting with Bdos on 6th December 2012 and had detailed one to one discussion with block level officers and staff dealing with development projects.  

After a long gap I am visiting blocks, my favourite approach of review with grass root level officers.  I have following observations for follow up by Bdo :-

1. Block has performed quite well under MGNREGA, achieved 40 days work per family creating 6.5 lakhs man days against annual labour budget of 7 lakhs and utilised 98 percent of available funds. Photo evidence of completed works collected in 80 percent of schemes and uploading going on. Block must complete photography of all completed works including certificate of physical verification of MB entry of material used and works completion by TAs or NS. No funds to GPs to be sanctioned further if these requirements are not fulfilled. Block to identify Sansads with less than 60 percent labour budget achievement and ask GPs to start works in those areas first in coming three months.
2. Collect all muster rolls of BPL GR rice and furnish written confirmation that these are preserved in block for audit purpose.  No payments of transport contractor shall be released without submission of muster rolls of distribution.  Bdos are required to furnish certificate that full food grains distributed to beneficiaries with zero stock at the end of dealers.
3. SSK MSK, Sanitation, finance commission grants utilisation is satisfactory.  Submission of UCs needs to expedited. All bills must be cleared and UC submitted.
4. PUP, BEUP, MPLADS and IWDP utilisation progress is not good. Block has unspent balance of Rs 388 lakhs under all schemes which must be spent before March 2013. There are large number of watershed schemes worth Rs 61 lakhs which are not yet started at ground. All works must be completed by February 2013. Progress of works started under PUP, BEUP and MPLADS is ok but payment should be cleared fast.
5. Some old funds related to finance commission grants, BMS health and IAY remains un utilised for several months. All finds must either be utilised or refunded.

Overall the progress of fund utilisation is satisfactory but needs improvements considering that Rs 388 lakhs are lying un utilised in the block accounts.

Later, visited BLLRO office at Guskara.  Building is on rental basis which is not suitable for such office. New building completed but electric connection is pending. Endeavour should be made to shift the office in new building in next three months.

• Office has cleared most of mutation and conversion cases in time and pendency is not more than 45 days.  
• Advised to complete mouja updating so as to ensure online supply of land records instantly.  Now its done manually which takes one month.
• Also examined vested land records.  Some of the Govt lands were identified to be recovered back and restore to Govt cancelling lease applications.  There are cases where land is in possession of private individuals against LTS application only without making any payment to Govt as LTS is not yet allowed by the authority. In all such cases, the vaulation reports in terms of latest circular of Govt must be sent. In one such case 8 acres in Ausgram mouja is held up in the name of LTS application since 1993, though land is not utilised and no payments to Govt made. On further scrutiny of records it is found that total 26 acres of vested lands are available in Ausgram mouja at this location which can be used for some good projects or patta distribution to NGNB beneficiaries. 
• Asked BLLRO to send verification reports.  

Overall functioning of BLLLRO office is satisfactory.