KARACHI – Following the directives of the Sindh Education Department, Education deputy district officer (DDO) has ordered reducing the educational budget and submitting a report on monthly basis. The heads of schools and colleges have been directed to submit monthly expenditure report by the fifth day of every month, verified by the Sindh accountant general (AG).
The City District Government Karachi (CDGK) has asked the local government’s education department to reduce monthly expenditure by 30 percent due to cut in grant by the provincial government. The Sindh government has slashed the education budget by 30 percent and directed the authorities concerned to submit monthly expenditure report. In this regard, Education DDO has written letters to the heads of all public schools and colleges in the city.
The CDGK has directed that no expenditure should exceed by 60 percent of the development outlay so relaxation could be granted. The city government warned that the account officers of every department would be responsible in case of excess expenditure over and above the budgetary allocation by the attached department. The CDGK clarified that the Finance and Planning Group of Offices would not regularise access liabilities by administrative departments or its lower formation.
The heads of departments have been asked to furnish a consolidated statement of expenditure verified by the AG by the fifth day of every month, with the warning that failure in this case would result in suspension of the monthly grant. The CDGK directed ensuring payments of utility bills on time and sending the statement to the Finance and Planning department regularly, otherwise action might be initiated in case of failure.
The city government has asked ensuring that not a single allocation of any department be utilised by the Works and Services Department and the Stores and Procurement Department without any proper and prior consent of the department head concerned, and the final bill br invariably endorsed with satisfactory completion report. The document said that 30 percent cut has been imposed on all contingent and repair and maintenance/allocation made under different budget heads except utility bills.
The cut was also imposed on Petrol, Oil and Lubricants (POL) quota and all vehicles, whereas all relaxations and exemptions in this regard were also withdrawn. No enhancement in POL quota should be allowed without prior approval of the district coordination officer or the CDGK administrator, and POL quota for motorcycles was fixed at 45 litres a month.
The document further said that the city government has also imposed a ban on purchase of luxury items like air conditioners, furniture or new vehicles.
