Srinagar, May 26: In past five years, the Ladakh administration has utilized only 52 percent of funds allocated by the Government of India (GoI) for the school education department of the region.
According to the official documents, the GoI has said, “An analysis of the budget and expenditure over the last five years indicates that in the financial year FY 2024-25, the Ladakh UT has been able to utilise only 52 percent of the total available funds.”
“The percentage of budget utilisation against the approved outlay stands at only 29.99 percent. The UT was requested to prioritise the release of the 3rd and 4th instalment by ensuring the expenditure of the available funds on time,” it reads.
It also said that March-2025, UT has reported outstanding advances of Rs 15.56 Crores. Therefore, the UT was advised to liquidate the outstanding advances at the earliest.
About the submission of the annual and audit report, the GoI said that Ladakh UT has not submitted the annual report and audit report for the financial year 2023-24.
The GoI instructed the Ladakh UT to submit the pending reports to the Department at the earliest and to ensure that such delays do not occur in the future.
About the distribution of proposal for Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWP&B), the GoI said, “Out of the total budget proposed by the UT for the financial year 2025-26, at least 88.36 percent of the proposal is allocated for activities at the elementary level, 87.34 percent for the secondary level and only 3.11 percent for teacher education.”
“UT has a balanced distribution of proposals for elementary and secondary head. However, there is disparity with allocation for teacher education head,” it reads.
The GoI has suggested that efforts should be made to carry out more activities for secondary education and teacher education. “The chairperson further suggested that an ideal ratio of 65:25:10 be targeted for expenditure in EE, SE and TE.”
