PTI
Gandhinagar, Apr 1 : The Comptroller and Auditor General
(CAG) has observed several deficiencies in the schemes implemented by Gujarat
government for agriculture sector and noted that the state had registered
negative growth in this sector in 2012-13.
In its audit report of agriculture sector tabled in the
Assembly yesterday, the CAG stated that though Gujarat did better than the
national average growth rate in agriculture, it had registered negative growth
during 2012-13.
During the 11th five year plan period (2007-12) the average
agriculture growth rate of Gujarat was 5.49 per cent per annum as compared to
all India average growth rate of 4.06 per cent per annum.
As against 21.64 per cent growth in 2010-11 and 5.02 per
cent growth in 2011-12, Gujarat has registered -6.96 per cent growth in
2012-13, which is the first year of 12th Five Year Plan, stated the CAG report.
While conducting the performance audit of Rashtriya Krishi
Vikas Yojna (RKVY) implemented in Gujarat, CAG observed several deficiencies
and non-achievement of targets.
The CAG stated that Gujarat government has missed the seed
production target by a great margin even after spending more than Rs 3.5 crore
between 2008 and 2012 on the project of providing quality seeds to farmers.
The CAG noted that "against the targeted production of
19,000 quintals of quality seed of groundnut, wheat and pearl millet, the
actual production was only 5,524 quintals, and the same was sold to farmers.
Thus, notwithstanding the expenditure of Rs 3.54 crore, seed production
remained at
29.07 per cent only." The CAG also criticised the state
government for not conducting any evaluation of results after distributing
these seeds among farmers. "No evaluation was done to ascertain the
extent of improved productivity by providing quality seeds
to the farmers," said the report.
In its observation about the Animal Husbandry sector, the
CAG expressed dissatisfaction about the non-availability of data to assess the
claims of government in achieving targets. The report also summed-up that
targets in this sector remained 'largely unachieved'.
The CAG also highlighted the issue of non-achievement of
targets under the Integrated Livestock evelopment (LD) project in Vadodara
district due to staff shortage.
The project was aimed to provide artificial insemination and
animal care services, including infertility treatment to help farmers improve
milk yield. 140 ILD centres were given a target of 21,000 calves between 2009
and 2013, said the report.
However, CAG observed during the audit that out of 140 ILDs,
13 ILD centres were not working on a continuous basis due to the resignation of
trained lady Gopals (female staff), and as a result, round 50 per cent target is achieved.
"Till March 2013, 11,194 calves were born against the
target of 21,000 calves. Non-functioning of centres meant that objectives of
the project were not achieved to that extent," stated the report.
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