Revenue Wings that could not spend money given to them
SEVERAL wings of the Revenue Department could not spend the budget amounts charged and voted by Parliament for them, thereby saving substantial amounts of money to the Government in 2014-15. One major reason that the offices could not spend the money and the Government could save was ‘non-filling' up of vacant posts.
1. "Directorate of Revenue Intelligence" - saving of Rs. 439.88 lakhs (against the sanctioned provision of Rs. 9499.70 lakhs) was due to non-filling up of vacant posts, delay in purchase of office equipments and non finalization of foreign tours.
2. "Inspection" - saving of Rs.396.75 lakhs (against the sanctioned provision of Rs.4599.30 lakhs) was due to non-filling up of vacant posts, non-finalization of proposals for rent revision in respect of hired office buildings and requirement of less funds towards purchase of computers and economy measures.
3. "National Academy of Customs, Excise and Narcotics" - saving of Rs.960.81 lakhs (against the sanctioned provision of Rs.7999.00 lakhs) was due to non filling up of vacant posts, non-finalization of tour programme of Probationers and economy measures.
4. "Directorate of Publicity and Public Relations (Customs and Central Excise)" - - saving of Rs.237.39 lakhs (against the sanctioned provision of Rs.4981.50 lakhs) was due to non-clearance of pending bills towards advertisement and publicity.
5. "Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence" - saving of Rs.621.23 lakhs (against the sanctioned provision of Rs.4819.00 lakhs) was due to non-filling up of vacant posts and economy measures.
6. "Systems and Data Management" - saving of Rs.2243.40 lakhs (against the sanctioned provision of Rs.20600.50 lakhs) was due to non-filling up of vacant posts, non-completion of milestones by the service provider, less domestic tours and economy measures.
7. "Commissionerates"- saving of Rs.44842.83 lakhs (against the sanctioned provision of Rs.294350.55 lakhs) was due to non-filling up of vacant posts, non-completion of milestones by the service providers, non revision of rent, less domestic tours, receipt of less medical claims and non-finalization of proposals for rent revision in respect of hired office buildings.
8. "Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal"- saving of Rs.147.87 lakhs (against the sanctioned provision of Rs.2405.00 lakhs) was due to non- filling up of vacant posts and requirement of less funds towards electricity, petrol, rent and equipments.
9. "Special Purpose Vehicle for Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN) - Grants to GSTN: SPV"- saving of Rs.8074.34 lakhs (against the sanctioned provision of Rs.10000.00 lakhs) was due to requirement of less funds by GSTN:SPV based on planned activities to be undertaken.
Government did rather well with all those vacant posts - we should continue to keep them vacant. Less Government!
(Source: Appropriation Accounts of the Government of India for 2014-15, published by the Controller General of Accounts.)