WARD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS NOT USED TO THE FULL
It is noted by the
corporation in their record that close 35% of the funds put at the disposal of
the councilors as councilor ward fund remain unused. Corporation in its budget
annually allocate certain funds to the c councilors for undertaking developmental
works such as civic amenities in their respective wards. Table below shows the
funds allotted and spent during last five years.
2005-06 Rs 10.85
Crores Rs 9.68 Crores
2006-07 Rs 10.85
Crores Rs 5.31 Crores
2007-08 Rs 10.85 Crores
Rs 7.60 Crores
2008-09 Rs 23.25
Crores Rs 14.76 Crores
2009-10 Rs 38.75
Crores Rs 9.74 Crores
Either it is not properly communicated to the
councilors or the councilors do not know how to draw it and spend it. As
rule councilors cannot draw the funds directly ;they have to indent for
the projects which the Corporation will directly implement .The Chennai
corporation should do root cause analysis , find out the gap and address
the problem to ensure what is indented for public should reach them.
