THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Institute of Human Resources Development (IHRD) has allegedly not been able to correct the irregularities in various matters related to its functioning even after the Principal Accountant General’s findings on the same in its 2011-12 report. The report found ‘uneconomical’ technical higher secondary schools functioning under the IHRD, irregular promotions granted to various persons, deficiencies in the implementation of contributory provident fund scheme due to non-exercise of internal control, inclusion of assets of other units in the accounts and loss due to running model/finishing school here.
The AG found out about the loss incurred while constructing a building for the College of Engg in Chengannur. The report found shortage of 16.52 tonnes of steel which resulted in a loss of Rs 4.31 lakh, apart from some other irregularities in the construction. “The laxity on the part of the IHRD to do physical verification of the stock resulted in the loss,” the report said. The IHRD attracted criticism in the AG’s report for delay in constructing buildings for educational institutions under it. When work files were examined, it was revealed there was no effective system in IHRD to scrunitise the work done before making payments to contractors for carrying out the work of various institutions under it.
The institute also made lapses in maintaining the cash book. In many queries by the AG, the institute was not able to furnish proper response. In a letter to the IHRD director, sent from the Principal Accountant General’s office in April this year, it was pointed out that for many queries, the final reply was awaited while for some, the reply given by the IHRD was not acceptable. IHRD director P S Sreejith said many of the issues pointed out by the AG were being examined. “A committee has been set up to probe into the irregular promotions and other matters are being examined,” he said.
