Re: NACO Budget and Disbursements to SACS for FY 2007 - 2008

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Dear Forum,

Thanks to Bobby for forwarding these data sheets. They are startling, to

say the least.

If a person cannot ordinarily access this public information easily enough, it

amounts to a lack of transparency- which governments in general and ours in

particular would like to keep that way!

My earlier attempts were unsuccessful and I applaud your results. But this is

only the tip of the iceberg.

There are so many pieces of information that field workers need and would like

to have handy. Unfortunately our national systems are not inclined to let it

out.

Ever tried to find out how many of our PHCs in the disticts of this country have

a doctor either allocated or present?

We have NACOs guidelines on expected / preferred laboratory and

professional capacity at various levels (PHC, Block / District, metropolitan),

but the lower levels cannot stand up and be counted for delivering capacity. For

that matter, even the NACO website is a bit of a joke where updating is

concerned.

Who says Depression is only about patients? Everyone suffers. I think it is a

national lifestyle in the development arena.

Anyone spent time in the naturally lovely, ethnically delightful and

developmentally depressed state of Manipur lately? I was privileged recently and

it literally brought me to tears.

And our government is promoting a search for support to states like Manipur from

other countries like the USA. Chief Ministers running helter skelter!

Perhaps all we need is for the allocated funds and implementation to rise from

around 20% delivered to a more equitable level!

And for more bureaucrats to spend time in the field of work that they are

responsible for.

Dr Shashi Menon.

e-mail: <msmenon@...>

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Thank you very much Bobby , for this wonderful information.

I have few questions:

(i) in case of Rajasthan the total outlay for the year has been shown Rs.

129,105,000 where as the disbursement to RSACS in 2 months e.g. June and July is

Rs. 82,320,000 and 82,320,000 (164,640,000) that makes more than the total

outlay?

(ii) Is it possible to get the details of utilisation of the money at SACS level

i.e. what % have so far been spent and how?

(iii) What was the situation of involvement of CS in utilising the money at SACS

level as it has been promised in the NACP III to involve them in program

implementation and M & E under " Thre Ones'

(iv) Why is it not made a regular feature by NACO and SACS for maintaining

transparency e.g. monthly in terms of disbursement of money, expenditure,

involvement of CS in the implementation, M & E, achievements of targets with

regard to Universal Access etc.

Bhawani

Bhawani Shanker Kusum

Secretary & Executive Director

Gram Bharati Samiti (GBS)

NGO Delegate for Asia Pacific, UNAIDS PCB

Amber Bhawan, Amber 302 028 India

Tel.: 91-141-2531242 Fax: 2530719

E-mail: gbsbsk@... www.gbsjp.org