Inventory monitoring system proposed for Kerala police to restrict spending to actual necessities

Express News Service

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a bid to scale back wasteful expenditure, the Kerala police are possible to go in for a listing monitoring system to restrict spending as per actual necessities.

The committee tasked with formulating guidelines on purchases within the police division has advisable the institution of a purchase order stock monitoring system to control spending and forestall the misuse of
public funds. The committee, led by retired High Court decide CN Ramachandran Nair, submitted its report back to CM Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday.

The report proposes {that a} committee headed by the State Police Chief ought to conduct periodic evaluations of bought gear each six months. This overview will make sure that the division solely spends cash
on objects which might be vital and can assist to take care of a complete database of bought objects.

In 2020, the LDF authorities shaped a committee with former DGP Jacob Punnoose and former Home Secretary Subrata Biswas as members to overview the present norms and practices in police purchases. The committee was tasked with proposing new guidelines to streamline purchases within the police division. The choice to overview police buy norms was made after a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report accused then-police chief Loknath Behera of fund diversion and flouting buy guidelines.

The committee advisable that the police division strictly adheres to the finance code and retailer buy guide whereas spending funds on procuring items and providers. The report emphasised that funds
allotted for a particular undertaking shouldn’t be diverted to hold out a totally different undertaking. Additionally, the committee proposed involving the Finance division in buy issues and making the Finance
Secretary a member of all buy committees. The committee additionally prompt dividing purchases into numerous lessons primarily based on the quantity concerned and assigning committees for every class to supervise the
spending.

For high-value purchases of over Rs 5 crore, the report advisable {that a} committee headed by the Home Secretary ought to monitor the proceedings. To keep away from points associated to purchases, the report proposed
counting on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM), an internet platform for public procurement. The committee additionally prompt that the federal government have interaction in centralized bulk buying for numerous departments to maximize the advantages of enterprise offers. The State Purchase Department ought to coordinate centralized buying, in line with the report.

The report cautioned in opposition to emergency purchases made with out following typical buy norms and emphasised that such purchases ought to be restricted to real emergencies. The CAG report had
criticized the police for channelling funds beneath claims of emergency purchases.

The committee additionally prompt that single-bid tenders be thought-about solely after value discovery and comparability of charges provided in earlier offers. Finally, the committee advisable that the police be given the authority to promote autos caught whereas committing offences.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a bid to scale back wasteful expenditure, the Kerala police are possible to go in for a listing monitoring system to restrict spending as per actual necessities.

The committee tasked with formulating guidelines on purchases within the police division has advisable the institution of a purchase order stock monitoring system to control spending and forestall the misuse of
public funds. The committee, led by retired High Court decide CN Ramachandran Nair, submitted its report back to CM Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday.

The report proposes {that a} committee headed by the State Police Chief ought to conduct periodic evaluations of bought gear each six months. This overview will make sure that the division solely spends cash
on objects which might be vital and can assist to take care of a complete database of bought objects.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

In 2020, the LDF authorities shaped a committee with former DGP Jacob Punnoose and former Home Secretary Subrata Biswas as members to overview the present norms and practices in police purchases. The committee was tasked with proposing new guidelines to streamline purchases within the police division. The choice to overview police buy norms was made after a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report accused then-police chief Loknath Behera of fund diversion and flouting buy guidelines.

The committee advisable that the police division strictly adheres to the finance code and retailer buy guide whereas spending funds on procuring items and providers. The report emphasised that funds
allotted for a particular undertaking shouldn’t be diverted to hold out a totally different undertaking. Additionally, the committee proposed involving the Finance division in buy issues and making the Finance
Secretary a member of all buy committees. The committee additionally prompt dividing purchases into numerous lessons primarily based on the quantity concerned and assigning committees for every class to supervise the
spending.

For high-value purchases of over Rs 5 crore, the report advisable {that a} committee headed by the Home Secretary ought to monitor the proceedings. To keep away from points associated to purchases, the report proposed
counting on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM), an internet platform for public procurement. The committee additionally prompt that the federal government have interaction in centralized bulk buying for numerous departments to maximize the advantages of enterprise offers. The State Purchase Department ought to coordinate centralized buying, in line with the report.

The report cautioned in opposition to emergency purchases made with out following typical buy norms and emphasised that such purchases ought to be restricted to real emergencies. The CAG report had
criticized the police for channelling funds beneath claims of emergency purchases.

The committee additionally prompt that single-bid tenders be thought-about solely after value discovery and comparability of charges provided in earlier offers. Finally, the committee advisable that the police be given the authority to promote autos caught whereas committing offences.