To provide a transparent and corruption-free administration at the village level, the Punjab Government will soon initiate auditing of the panchayat accounts. Sarpanches, panches and panchayat secretaries will be trained by chartered accountants in keeping accounts, said Surjit Singh Rakhra, Rural Development and Panchayat Minister, here today.
Rakhra said Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh had asked the states to provide a transparent administration at the village level and Punjab would be the first state to accept Centre’s recommendation. “Punjab Government has already established liaison with the Committee on Public Finance and Government Accounting in this regard,” he said.
The minister said for the purpose of training, groups had been formed clubbing 10 blocks together. On account of lack of awareness among representatives of panchayats, several cases of embezzlement had come to the fore. It was also noticed that panchayats were unable to mobilise all their resources to generate more funds.
He said the training would enable them to get funds from the state and the Centre and to utilise these in a proper manner.The chartered accountants would regularly monitor the accounts of panchayats, Rakhra added.
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