AGP detects overpayment of Rs55.7m by KP varsities

PESHAWAR: The Auditor Common of Pakistan (AGP) has detected an overpayment of Rs.55.708 million within the accounts of Schooling Division throughout monetary 12 months 2018-19, stated AGP report on KP authorities accounts in Yr 2019-20.

The report has been offered within the provincial meeting whereby the Speaker has referred it to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the home for detailed deliberations.

In first main case, an overpayment to the tone of Rs.33.753 million has been detected on account of permitting the next price of medical allowance as admissible below the federal government orders. It stated that charges of medical allowances have been revised with impact from 1.7.2010 from Rs.500/- per 30 days to 1000/- per 30 days from BPS 1-15 & 16 and 15% primary pay from 16-22 and additional revision from Rs.1200/- to Rs.1500 was created from BPS-1 to fifteen and 25% improve from BPS 16-22 with impact from 1.7.2010.

Throughout the audit of the Agriculture College Peshawar for the monetary 12 months 2018-19, it was noticed that an overpayment of Rs.33.753 million was made to varied instructing, non-teaching, ministerial and class-IV workers on account of permitting greater charges of medical allowance as admissible below authorities notification. Audit has attributed the lapse to weak controls and non-observing authorities guidelines and rules.

When identified in September 2019, the division replied that the college is autonomous physique of the federal authorities and the cited price of medical allowance will not be relevant. However, regardless of the request of audit, no DAC assembly was convened until finalization of this report. So, the audit has directed restoration of the overpaid quantity from the workers.

In second case, an quantity of Rs.4.960 million was paid on account of grant of irregular extra cost to Tenure Observe System college members of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Girls College Peshawar in violation of Part 15 (1) of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Universities Act 2012 (Amended 2016), which permits the appoint of the Controller of Examination on common foundation by the syndicate from panel of upto three candidates really useful by the Choice Board so as of advantage offered that no member of the instructing college shall be assigned the duties of the Controller of Examination on appearing or twin cost foundation past the interval of three months. Moreover, Tenure Observe System Statutes 2016 and a letter of the Increased Schooling Fee dated 12.4.2016 was additionally not applied in letter and spirit.

Throughout audit of the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Girls College, Peshawar for the monetary 12 months 2018-19, it was noticed that Dr Rubi Bilal, Assistant Professor, Division of Arithmetic was assigned duties of Controller of Examination along with her personal duties vast workplace order dated 27.01.2014, for a interval of six months and she or he was nonetheless holding the cost even after lapse of greater than 5 years.

On one hand, the tutorial actions have been suffered as a result of engagement of instructing college in administrative affairs and then again undue favor was prolonged at the price of authorities to the instructor. Additionally it is price mentioning that an quantity of Rs. 8,308,213 was incurred on PhD scholarship of Rubi Bilal. She can also be drawing TTS wage since holding the cost of Controller of Examination, which tantamount to overpayment as per directions.

The audit has attributed the incidence of the lapse to violation of guidelines and rules and when pointed in September 2019, it was said {that a} detailed reply will probably be furnished after consulting the related file. The division additionally failed in convening assembly of the DAC until finalization of this report. So, the audit has really useful restoration.

In third case, an overpayment amounting of Rs.8.648 million was made an account of conveyance allowance by the Kohat College of Science & Know-how to its staffers in violation of the Clause-4 of the Peshawar Excessive Court docket determination in writ petition No.304-P/2013, which states that authorities staff residing inside the parameter of the workplace premises should not entitled for conveyance allowance.

Throughout audit of the Kohat College of Science & Know-how, Kohat for the monetary 12 months 2017-18 and 2018-19, it was noticed that the workers have been offered lodging amenities in college premises and so they have been additionally paid conveyance allowance, leading to overpayment, amounting to Rs.8.648 million.

Audit has attributed the incidence of the lapse to weak inner monetary controls and when identified in October 2019, the division said {that a} detailed reply will probably be communicated afterward after consulting authentic file. However, regardless of the request of the audit no assembly of the DAC was convened until finalization of this report. The audit has really useful restoration of the overpaid quantity.

Equally, one other overpayment amounting to Rs.3.473 million was detected within the accounts of the Hazara College, Mansehra in violation of the choice of Peshawar Excessive Court docket and the audit has directed the restoration of the quantity from the involved individuals. Moreover, an overpayment amounting to Rs.3.021 million was paid to Vice Chancellor, Girls College Swabi in head of home hire, conveyance and different allowances.

In response to a letter of the Increased Schooling Division Khyber Pakhtunkhwa dated 30.04.2012, the wage package deal will probably be all-inclusive and the incumbent won’t be entitled to some other allowance such home hire , conveyance allowances et. However, throughout the audit of the college for the monetary 12 months 2018-19, it was noticed that Rs.3.021 million was paid to the Vice Chancellor on account of home hire ceiling as BPS-22 officer was Rs.45576/- so, Rs.1.64 million was admissible to her throughout her tenure whereas one other quantity of Rs.1.38 million was paid in extra. The audit has really useful the restoration of the overpaid quantity.