MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI SHRIPAD Y. NAIK)
(a)&(b): The details of Budget Estimate, Revised Estimate and Actual Expenditure in respect of
Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying,
Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Department of Food Processing Industries for the
last three years are given at Annexure-I.
(c): The details of role of Financial Advisors are given at Annexure-II.
(d): No, Sir.
(e): Does not arise.
Annexure-I
Statement referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred question No.619
for 26.07.2001by Shri Bhim Dahal.
Department Year Budget Estimate Revised Estimate Actual Expenditure Plan Non-Plan Total Plan Non-Plan Total Plan Non-Plan Total
Department of
Agriculture &
Cooperation 98-99 1956.00 3066.57 5022.57 1378.41 3863.93 5242.34 1358.88 3863.46 5222.34 99-2000 1956.00 4580.85 6536.85 1492.00 4585.84 6077.84 1471.90 4579.12 6051.02 2000-2001 1965.00 4190.97 6155.97 1692.00 4447.81 6139.81 1666.07 4441.81 6107.88
Department of
Animal Husbandry
and Dairying 98-99 381.90 144.39 526.29 210.60 188.03 398.63 170.24 186.18 356.42 99-2000 381.90 106.89 488.79 225.00 200.88 425.88 207.30 197.81 405.11 2000-2001 300.00 111.50 411.50 230.00 158.72 388.72 213.40 155.37 368.77
Indian Council
of Agricultural
Research 98-99 530.67 450.77 981.44 444.50 532.16 976.66 444.50 532.16 976.66 99-2000 573.00 608.79 1181.79 503.50 794.38 1297.88 503.50 794.38 1297.88 2000-2001 628.95 765.29 1394.24 549.50 760.73 1310.23 549.50 760.73 1310.23
Department of
Food Processing
& Industries 98-99 44.10 4.72 48.82 30.80 4.46 35.26 30.00 4.19 34.19 99-2000 47.00 4.66 51.66 40.00 4.46 44.46 34.89 5.50 40.39 2000-2001 50.00 5.00 55.00 50.00 15.70 65.70 50.00 14.86 64.86
+ Provisional
ANNEXURE-II
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART-C OF LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.619 FOR 26-7-2001 BY SHRI BHIM DAHAL
The Internal Financial Adviser will be in overall charge of Budget and
Accounts Section in addition to the Internal Finance Section. It will be his duty
(i) to ensure that the schedule for preparation of budget is adhered to by
the Ministry and the Budget is drawn up according to the instructions
issued by Finance Ministry from time to time;
(ii) to scrutinise budget proposals thoroughly, before sending them to
Ministry of Finance;
(iii) to see that complete departmental accounts are maintained in
accordance with the requirements under the General Financial Rules. It
should, in particular, be ensured that the Ministry not only maintains
account of expenditure against the Grants or Appropriations directly
controlled by it but also obtains figures of the expenditure incurred by
the subordinate offices so that the Ministry has a complete month to
month picture of the entire expenditure falling within its jurisdiction;
(iv) to watch and review the progress of expenditure against sanctioned
grants through maintenance of necessary Control Registers and to issue
timely warnings to Controlling authorities where the progress of
expenditure is not even;
(v) to ensure the proper maintenance of the Register of Liabilities and
commitments as required under the G.F.Rs. to facilitate realistic
preparation of budget estimates, watching of book debits and timely
surrender of anticipated savings;
(vi) to screen the proposals for supplementary demands of grants;
(vii) to formulate the foreign exchange budget for the Ministry and to process
individual cases for release of foreign exchange in accordance with the
instructions issued by Department of Economic Affairs from time to time;
(viii) to advise the Administrative Ministry on all matters falling within the
field of delegated powers. This includes all powers other than those
devolving on a Ministry in its capacity as Head of Office. It has to be
ensured by I.F.A. that the sanction issued by Administrative Ministry in
exercise of delegated powers clearly indicates that they issue after
consultation with I.F.A.;
(ix) to identify, in particular, specific savings in cases of creation of posts and
to maintain a Register for this purpose;
(x) to scrutinize proposals for re-delegation of powers to subordinate
authorities;
(xi) to keep himself closely associated with the formulation of schemes and
important expenditure proposals from their initial stages;
(xii) to associate himself with the evaluation of progress/performance in the
case of projects and other continuing schemes, and to see that the
results of such evaluation studies are taken into account in the budget
formulation;
(xiii) to watch the settlement of audit objections, Inspection Reports, draft
audit paras., etc.;
(xiv) to ensure prompt action on Audit Reports and Appropriation Accounts,
Reports of Public Accounts Committee, Estimates Committee and
Committee on Public Undertakings;
(xv) to screen all expenditure proposals requiring to be referred to Finance
Ministry for concurrence or comments; and
(xvi) to ensure regular and timely submission to Finance Ministry of quarterly
staff statements and other reports and returns required by Finance.
