CHAPTER - XII  GENERAL SERVICES

WELFARE OF PRISONERS

The main activity is to provide hygenic conditions and better facilities to the prisoners. Provision is made for improvement in sanitation conditions and arrangement for clean water supply in Jails, construction of fencing, boundary walls and staff quarters etc.

2.   9th Plan & Annual Plan 1997-98 , 1998-99 & 1999-2000

2.1 During the 9th Plan period an outlay of Rs. 93.00 lakh is provided.

2.2 Water supply arrangement in those jails where acute water problem arise due to non availability of proper source of water in summer season, construction of flush type latrines in jails, addition and alteration and wire fencing in various jails from security point of view is to be done during the 9th Five Year Plan period.

2.3 In the Annual Plan 1997-98 a provision of Rs. 20.00 lakh was provided and the equal amount was kept in the State budget and the same was released by the Finance Deptt. the actual expenditure was Rs. 8.96 lakh.

2.4 During 1997-98, water supply facilities in 13 Central/District and sub jails, addition and alteration in Datia, Sendhwa, Raisen & Sehore jail was proposed to be provided. As against the target, water supply arrangement in 8 jails was in progress in the remaining 5 jails was commenced. Similarly, addition & alteration works in 2 jails was in progress.

2.5 In the Annual Plan 1998-99 a provision of Rs. 77.65 lakh (including Rs. 47.65 lakh 10th Finance Commission grants) was provided. Against which Rs. 67.65 lakh were kept in the State budget and the same was released by the Finance Deptt. The actual expenditure was Rs. 5.41 lakh. X th Finance Commission grant could not be utilised as it was released on 31st March'99.

2.6 Water supply arrangement in one sub-Jail of Raisen was completed and boundary wall of district Jail, Datia was completed.

2.7 A provision of Rs. 37.19 lakh (including Rs. 17.19 lakh X th Finance Commission grant) is provided in the Annual Plan 1999-2000.

2.8 During the year 1999-2000 adequate water supply arrangement in 9 sub Jail , flush type latrins facilities in one Jail and addition & alteration in 26 sub Jails will be under taken.

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PRINTING AND STATIONARY

In the State there are 5 Government Presses and Stationery Depots situated at Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Rewa and Rajnandgaon. The printing work of Government Presses has increased tremendously but their expansion and modernisation has not kept pace. Consequently the jobs received from various departments remain pending for inordinately long time.

2.      9th Plan & Annual Plan 1997-98 , 1998-99 & 1999-2000

2.1 During the 9th Plan period a provision of Rs. 467 lakh is provided.

2.2 It is planned to purchase modern printing, typesetting, plat making, processing and binding machines and provide in-plant training of staff in new emerging technology during the 9th Plan period.

2.3 A provision of Rs. 100.00 lakh was provided in the Annual Plan 1997-98, against which Rs. 203.10 lakh was kept in the State budget and the same was released by the Finance Deptt. The actual expenditure was Rs. 186.83 lakh.

2.4 During the year the Deptt. purchased 12 printing, 8 binding and 8 composing machines.

2.5 For Annual Plan 1998-99 a provision of Rs. 100.00 lakh was proposed and the same amount was kept in the State budget Rs. 90.17 lakh was released by Finance Deptt. Actual expenditure was only Rs. 6.33 lakh.

2.6 It was proposed to purchase 71 composing/binding machines and other equipments in the year 1998-99 and tenders were called but purchase did not materlise.

2.7 A provision of Rs. 100.00 lakh is allocated in the Annual Plan 1999-2000.

2.8 It is proposed to purchase 3 printing, 12 binding , 45 compossing machines and 18 other equipments during the year 1999-2000.

Other Administrative Services- Training - ACADEMY OF ADMINISTRATION

Human resource is the key to the success of any Plan, programme, project or activity. Efforts were made to strengthen the training infrastructure in the State, focussed on improving the provisions and services of the Academy of Administration. Ongoing employee development is a critical success factor and is a pre-requisite to organisational development and institution building and should therefore, be undertaken as a plan activity. To neglect this would mean continuing obsolence and eventual failure in the achievement of goals and objectives of organisations.

2. Ninth Five Year Plan & Annual Plan 1997-98 :-

2.1 The main objective and strategy proposed in the Ninth Plan is upgradation of training facilities & establishment of Regional Centres.

2.2 An outlay of Rs. 467 lakh was approved for Ninth Plan and Rs. 100 lakh for Annual Plan 1997-98, against which no expenditure was incurred as budgetary support was not available.

2.3 During the Ninth Plan establishment of state training resource centre, State Documentation Centre, Regional Training Institute. Expansion of library , development of sports facilities /garden/hostel construction of studio for Satelite training and revival of State Training Institute are proposed.

3. Annual Plan 1998-99 

For Annual Plan 1998-99, no budget provision has been made.

4. Annual Plan 1999-2000

No budget provision has been made under Plan for 1999-2000.

PUBLIC WORKS

This plan head includes outlays for construction works of buildings for Non-plan Departments.

2. Ninth Five Year Plan & Annual Plan 1997-98

2.1 The objective is to provide outlays for construction of Administrative Building of certain such deptt. which are not covered under Plan schemes.

2.2 An outlay of Rs. 1546.00 lakh for Ninth Plan & Rs. 380.00 lakh for Annual Plan 1997-98 has been approved.

2.3 An expenditure of Rs. 1041.76 lakh has been incurred during 1997-98.

3. Annual Plan 1998-99

- For Annual Plan 1998-99, an outlay of Rs. 1051.01 lakh has been approved. An expenditure of Rs. 63.12 lakh has been incurred during the year. Construction of various buildings of 12 departments is under progress.

4. Annual Plan 1999-2000

For Annual Plan 1999-2000 an outlay of Rs. 349.55 lakh has been proposed for continueing the construction work of buildings of 12 deptt's.