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Against Rs 7.10 Cr only 1.41 Cr credited to PWF by Transport Department Passenger Welfare Fund 3/6/2014 11:20:50 PM Arun Singh JAMMU, Mar 6: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India in its report found irregularities in the functioning of State Transport Department as it failed to realize Rs 4.76 crore against Rs 7.10 crores from commercial vehicles for Passenger Welfare Fund (PWF) since 2010. Moreover, out of the realized amount of Rs 2.34 crore only Rs 1.41 crore was credited to the Fund. As per CAG report for the year of ended March 31, 2013 revealed that against Rs 7.10 crore due from the owners of 51478 commercial vehicles during the period 2010-11 to 2012-13 under Passenger Welfare Fund in the State, only Rs 2.34 crore was realized from the registered vehicles resulting in short realization of Rs 4.76 crore. CAG said the Government accorded (May 2008) sanction to the creation of Passenger Welfare Fund and issuance of Jammu and Kashmir Passenger Welfare Fund Rules, 2008. "The objective of the fund was to introduce measures for welfare of the dependents, legal heirs of the persons killed, injured in road accidents of commercial passenger vehicles due to negligence/ machinery failure/ road weather conditions," it said. CAG further said that against Rs 2.34 crore realized only Rs 1.41 crore had been credited to the Fund account resulting in less credit to extent of Rs 93 lakh. The non-crediting of amount to the passenger welfare fund realized at the time of registration of commercial vehicles had not been investigated by the Department. The passenger welfare funds was to be collected from the commercial passenger vehicles with effect from April 1, 2010 at a rate of Rs 1200 per annum for heavy vehicles, Rs 600 per annum for medium commercial vehicles and Rs 240 per annum for other vehicles like taxies etc. The amount so realized was to be credited to Government account under Major head of account '8235-General and other Reserve Fund-300-other funds." The Joint Transport Commissioner stated that the matter had been referred to the RTOs/ ARTOs concerned for response although no reply for the shortcomings and deficiencies relating to poor management, monitoring and maintenance of the fund had been furnished (December 2013).   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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