Indian Audit & Accounts Department Office of the Principal Accountant General (General and Social Sector Audit), Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior Dedicated to Tuth in Public Interest No. OAD-Comm./Audit Certificate/VTIP/2018-19/D- Date: 03/03/2020 To \ ,x The Director, Directorate of Skill Development, Narmada Road, Opposite Sai Temple, - Jabalpur - 482008 Subject: Issue of Audit Certificate in respect World Bank Aided Project "Vocational Training Improvement Project" CR-4319 IN for the year 2018-19. Sir, I am to enclose herewith the Audit Certificate in respect of World Bank Aided Project "Vocational Training Improvement Project (VTIP)" CR-4319 IN for the year 2018-19. The receipt of the Audit Certificate may kindly be acknowledged. Yours faithfully, End: Audit Certificate. (Ra ano r Gupta) Sr. Audit Officer/ OAD-Commercial No. OAD-Comm./Audit Certificate/VTIP/2018-19/D- Date: 03/03/2020 Copy Forwarded for information and necessary action:- 1. The Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs, New Delhi - 110001. 2. The Secretary of Government of Madhya Pradesh, Technical Education & Training Department, Vallabh Bhawan, Bhopal - 462004. Sr. Audit Officer/ OAD-Commercial W7Tft;AT ~1W4fiT W~ ATw 4M 'I4TW itlfku - 474 002 INDIAN AUDIT & ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (G & SSA) MADHYA PRADESH, GWALIOR - 474 002 ltm9 / DATE: AUDIT CERTIFICATE We have audited the accompanying Financial Statements of the Vocational Training Improvement Project financed under World Bank Loan/Credit No. 4319-IN. which comprise the Statement of Sources and Application of Funds and the Reconciliation of Claims to Total Applications of Funds for the year 2018-19. These Statements are the responsibility of the Project's Management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the accompanying Financial Statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Auditing Standards promulgated by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. Those Standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Financial Statements are free of material misstatement. Our audit examined, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the Financial Statements. It also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for opinion. In our opinion, the Financial Statements presents fairly, in all material respects, the sources and application of funds of Vocational Training Improvement Project for the year 2018-19 in accordance with Government of India Standards. In addition, in our opinion: (a) with respect to SQE, adequate supporting documentation has been maintained to support claims to the Word Bank for reimbursement of expenditure incurred, and (b) except for incligible expenditure as detailed in the audit observations appended to this audit report, expenditure is eligible for financing under the Loan/Credit Agreement (Enclosed Annexure-1) and other irregularities (General) are shown in Annexure-II. During the course of audit, SOE and the connected documents were examined and these can be relied upon to support reimbursement under the Loan Agreements as detailed below: (Z in millions) Sr. No. Application No. Expenditure Admitted for Reimbursement 1. Not applicable 0.252 0.197 This certificate is issued without prejudice to CAG's right to incorporate the audit observations in the Report of CAG of India for being laid before Parliament/State Legislature. Date: 02.03.2020 (Dr. Md. Suhaill Iazal) Place: Gwalior Deputy Accountant General/SS-III nzR,t &TA -ft# , InqfIR) q 47 4 0 02, TM: 0751-2323504, 2323505, 2436827, *ZM : 0751-2631290 AUDIT BHAWAN, JHANSI ROAD, GWALIOR-474002 Telephone: 0751-2323504, 2323505, 2436827, Fax : 0751-2631290 E-mail : agaumadhyapradeshI@cag.govin Annexure-1 Statement showing expenditure/re-imbursement position of World Bank aided VTIP Credit No. 4319- IN for the year 2018-19 (T in millions) Sr. Items Category Expenditure Reimbursement Amount Balance Percentage Reimbursement No. Incurred Claim disallowed amount admissible in audit I Machinery 01 0.252 0.252 Nil 0.252 78% 0.197 Sr. Audit Qffice/OAD (Commercial) Annexure-II General As per letter from Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), New Delhi dated 19.12.2018 the project has been closed on 30.09.2018 and the unspent balance of Rs. 256.66 lakh relating to the project was to be refunded to the MSDE, New Delhi. However, the unspent amount has not been trnsfened so fa (January 2020) as per the condiion of the Sanction order. In this connection, the Directorate of Skill Development has stated that after carrying out the inspection, the unspent amount will be transferred accordingly. Further, as per Utilization Certificates (UC) issued in respect of the project, the unspent amount was T 234.87 lakh [T 4035.00 lakh (as per sanctioned letter) - I 3800.13 lakh (as per UC)1, whereas DGT has shown unspent balance of the project, amounting T 256.66 lakh in its records. The above mismatch needs reconciliation. Sr. Audt Office/OAD (Commercial)