Audit Report on the audit of accounts of Travancore Devaswom Board for the year 2015-16 [PartII] Sl. Page No. INDEX Nos. 01 THIRUVALOOR DEVASWOM 01 02 MANNAM DEVASWOM 02 - 03 03 ALUVA MAHADEVAR DEVASWOM 03 - 04 04 PERUMBAVOOR DEVASWOM 04 - 07 05 ALPARA DEVASWOM 07 - 09 06 PINMATTAM DEVASWOM 09 - 10 07 VAIKOM DEVASWOM 10 08 THURAVOOR DEVASWOM 11 - 13 09 UDAYAMPEROOR DEVASWOM 13 10 THIRUMOOZHIKULAM DEVASWOM 13 11 ETTUMANOOR DEVASWOM 14 - 15 12 KAIPUZHA DEVASWOM 15 - 17 13 THIRUNAKKARA DEVASWOM 17 - 18 14 PARAPPADAM DEVASWOM 18 - 19 15 CHENGALAM DEVASWOM 20 - 21 16 MANIKANTAPURAM DEVASWOM 21 - 22 17 KODUPUNNAKAVU DEVASWOM 22 - 24 18 MUNDAKKAYAM DEVASWOM 24 - 28 19 KODUNGOOR DEVASWOM 28 - 31 20 RANNIRAMAPURAM DEVASWOM 31 - 32 21 CHENGANNUR DEVASWOM 32 - 34 22 ELA V UM THITTA DEVASWOM 34 - 35 23 ARANMULA DEVASWOM 35 - 38 24 MURINGAMANGALAM DEVASWOM 38 25 MALAYALAPPUZHA DEVASWOM 38 - 39 26 PANDAVARKAVU DEVASWOM 39 - 40 27 HARIPPADU DEVASWOM 40 - 41 28 KANDIYOOR DEVASWOM 41 29 CHETTIKULANGARA DEVASWOM 41 - 44 30 KAYAMKULAM PUTHIYEDAM DEVASWOM 44 31 KALARKODE DEVASWOM 44 - 45 32 KAMAPURAM DEVASWOM 45 - 46 33 CHALINARAYANAPURAM DEVASWOM 46 34 CHERIYAKALAVOOR DEVASWOM 46 - 48 35 AMBALAPUZHA DEVASWOM 48 - 49 36 ERUVA DEVASWOM 50 37 THEVALAKKARA DEVASWOM 51 - 52 38 CHAKKUVALLY DEVASWOM 52 39 OCHIRA DEVASWOM 52 - 54 40 MARTHANDAPURAM DEVASWOM 54 41 PD THRIKKADAVOOR DEVASWOM 54 - 56 42 THIRUMULLAVARAM DEVASWOM 56 - 57 43 KANJIRAKKODU DEVASWOM 57 44 SAKTHIKULANGARA DEVASWOM 57 - 58 45 ASHRAMAM DEVASWOM 58 - 59 46 UMAYANALLOOR DEVASWOM 59 - 60 47 POREDAM DEVASWOM 61 - 62 48 PD MANIKANDESWARAM (KOTTARAKKARA) DEVASWOM 62 - 65 49 KOTTARAKKARA MAHADEVAR DEVASWOM 65 - 67 50 THATHAMANGALAM DEVASWOM 67 - 68 51 VETTIKKAVALA DEVASWOM 68 - 70 52 PULLAMALA DEVASWOM 70 - 71 53 KULATHUPPUZHA DEVASWOM 71 54 ACHANKOVIL DEVASWOM 71 - 72 55 SARKARA DEVASWOM 72 - 75 56 POZHIKKARA DEVASWOM 75 - 76 57 KELESWARAM DEVASWOM 76 - 79 58 VARKALA DEVASWOM 79 - 81 59 SASTHAMANGALAM DEVASWOM 81 - 82 60 UDAYADICHAPURAM DEVASWOM 82 61 KAZHAKKOOTTAM DEVASWOM 82 62 GOUREESAPATTAM DEVASWOM 82 - 84 63 OTC HANUMAN DEVASWOM 84 - 85 64 PEROOR DEVASWOM 85 - 86 65 CHENGALLOOR DEVASWOM 86 - 87 66 KOVILVILA DEVASWOM 87 67 THIRUVALLAM DEVASWOM 87 - 88 68 SREEKANTESWARAM DEVASWOM 88 - 89 69 VENGANOOR DEVASWOM 89 - 92 70 VELLAYANI DEVASWOM 92 - 93 71 PARASSALA DEVASWOM 93 72 KOOTTAPPANA DEVASWOM 94 73 ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER OFFICE NORTH PARAVOOR 94 - 98 74 ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER OFFICE THRIKKARIYOOR 98 - 100 75 ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER OFFICE VAIKOM 101 - 107 76 ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER OFFICE ETTUMANOOR 108 77 ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER OFFICE KOTTAYAM 108 - 110 78 ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER OFFICE CHANGANASSERY 110 - 114 79 ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER OFFICE MUNDAKKAYAM 114 - 115 80 ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER OFFICE THIRUVALLA 115 - 117 81 ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER OFFICE ARANMULA 117 - 120 82 ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER OFFICE HARIPPADU 120 83 ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER OFFICE MAVELIKKARA 120 - 123 84 ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER OFFICE AMBALAPPUZHA 123 - 124 85 ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER OFFICE KARUNAGAPPALLY 124 - 128 86 ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER OFFICE KOLLAM 128 - 134 87 ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER OFFICE KOTTARAKKARA 134 - 139 88 ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER OFFICE PUNALOOR 139 - 140 89 ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER OFFICE VARKALA 140 - 144 90 ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER OFFICE ULLOOR 144 - 147 91 ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER OFFICE 147 - 151 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 92 ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER OFFICE 152 - 154 NEYYATTINKARA 93 DEVASWOM BOOK STALL VAIKOM 154 94 SREECHITHRA CENTRAL HINDU RELIGIOUS LIBRARY 154 - 155 95 DEVASWOM BOARD COLLEGE THALAYOLAPARAMBU 155 - 156 96 DEVASWOM BOARD COLLEGE KEEZHOOR 156 97 DEVASWOM BOARD COLLEGE PARUMALA (PAMPA COLLEGE) 156 98 DEVASWOM BOARD CENTRAL SCHOOL VARKALA (CBSE) 156 - 157 99 DEVASWOM BOARD CENTRAL SCHOOL KADAKKAL (CBSE) 157 100 DEVASWOM BOARD CENTRAL SCHOOL CHAKKUVALLY (CBSE) 157 - 158 101 DEVASWOM BOARD CENTRAL SCHOOL VETTIKAVALA (CBSE) 158 - 159 1 AUDIT REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD FOR THE YEAR 2015-16 (PART-II) NORTH PARAVOOR GROUP 1. THIRUVALOOR DEVASWOM 1-1. Verification of DFF No. 1 Receipts - Short Rs. 125/- On verification of DFF No. 1 receipts, it was noticed that the total amount received for malarpara through DFF No. 1 receipts from 48123 to 48146 dated 13.04.15 is Rs. 3125/-. But only an amount of Rs. 3000/- was remitted to Devaswom Fund in this regard resulting in a short of Rs. 125/-. The short amount of Rs. 125/- may be recovered from the officer responsible and remitted to Devaswom Fund. 1-2. Verification of Kanikka Mahazar – Short accounting – Loss Rs. 1600/- On verification of KanikkaMahazar of PD Chirangara Devaswom, short accounting of Kanikka causing a loss of Rs. 1600/- was noted. Details are given below. Date of Denomination Number Amount to be Amount Short Mahazar accounted accounted (Rs.) 20.06.15 100 1 100 Nil 100 20.06.15 500 1 500 Nil 500 20.06.15 1000 1 1000 Nil 1000 Total 1600 Loss of Rs. 1600/- occurred due to the short accounting may be recovered from the officer responsible and remitted to the Devaswom Fund. 1-3. Right to take Usufructs from Coconut trees not Re-auctioned On verification of the Mahazar of PD Chirangara Devaswom under Thiruvaloor sub group, it was observed that, the right to take usufructs from 5 Coconut trees at the temple premises were found not re-auctioned during the period 2015-16. Earlier, it was seen auctioned for 2 years with effect from 29.10.13 @Rs. 3400/- and the period of auction expired on 28.10.15. Thereafter, no proper steps have been seen taken by the Devaswom authorities in this regard. Meanwhile, it was noticed that an auction had been conducted on 23.03.17 that started with an amount of Rs. 1000/- and ended with fixing it at Rs. 2000/- totally ignoring the previous auction amount (Rs. 3400/-). An Audit Enquiry has been served (Audit Enquiry No. 1 dated 21.10.17) in this regard, but no reply has been received so far. Necessary explanation may be intimated to audit regarding the steep decrease in the amount of auction during 2015-16 when compared to the one during 2014-15. The instance is also brought to the attention of the higher authorities for stringent measures to curb the same in future. 1 2 2. MANNAM DEVASWOM 2-1. Verification of DFF No.6 receipts with DFF No.7 register- Short credit-Loss Rs.235/- While verifying DFF No.6 receipts with DFF No.7 register, the following short credits were noticed. Date Receipt No. Devaswom Item Amount Accounted Short/ in DFF in DFF Omission No.6 No.7 (Rs) receipt register 04.11.15 399363 Mannam Abhishekam (2) 20 10 10 13.12.15 400601-606 ,, Abhishekam (7) 70 60 10 14.12.15 400610 ,, Bhasmamcharth 25 10 15 25.01.16 435004-017 ,, Kaimudra (31) 620 580 40 09.02.16 435052-53 ,, Abhishekam (1) 85 35 50 Bhasmamcharth (3) 21.02.16 435738 Markandeswaram Thakidupooja 15 10 5 29.02.16 436293 ,, Ganapathy homam 25 20 5 13.03.16 437093 ,, Sathrusamharapooja 25 -- 25 09.10.15 311295 Nanthikulangara Bhagyasooktham 25 -- 25 23.10.15 400471 ,, Palpayasam (½ ltr) 50 -- 50 Total 235 The amount of Rs.235/- may be recovered from the officer responsible and remitted to Devaswom Fund. 2-2. Verification of ashtothararchana special tickets-Short accounting –Loss Rs.230/- On verification of ashtothararchana special tickets in DFF No.7 register of Mannam Devaswom and its Keezhoods, the following short accounting were noticed. Details are given below. Sl. Date Devaswom Receipt No. No. of tickets Short Amount No. (From-To) Actual Accounted (Rs.) 01 24.04.15 Mannam 430139-870 732 731 01 10 02 10.05.15 ,, 575119-169 51 50 01 10 03 24.05.15 ,, 575170-580 411 410 01 10 04 24.08.15 ,, 505813-976 164 163 01 10 05 09.09.15 ,, 505977-6000 24 23 01 10 06 10.09.15 Nandikulangara 414626-5000 375 374 01 10 07 25.04.15 Thathappalli 116809-909 101 100 01 10 08 08.05.15 ,, 116910-960 51 50 01 10 09 25.06.15 ,, 428031-071 41 40 01 10 10 25.07.15 ,, 428107-237 131 130 01 10 11 10.08.15 ,, 428238-288 51 50 01 10 12 22.08.15 ,, 428289-377 89 88 01 10 13 25.08.15 ,, 428378-388 11 10 01 10 14 10.09.15 ,, 428389-494 106 105 01 10 15 25.09.15 ,, 428495-605 111 110 01 10 16 09.10.15 ,, 428606-716 111 110 01 10 17 10.04.15 Markandeswaram 427251-763 513 512 01 10 18 25.07.15 ,, 416101-709 609 608 01 10 19 25.08.15 ,, 483101-341 241 240 01 10 20 10.09.15 ,, 483342-4000 659 658 01 10 21 25.09.15 ,, 506234-648 415 414 01 10 22 15.10.15 ,, 586513-7000 488 487 01 10 23 15.10.15 ,, 898716-9000 285 284 01 10 Total 230 The loss amount of Rs.230/- may be made good from the officer responsible and remitted to Devaswom Fund. 2 3 2-3. Verification of DFF No.6 (special) marriage receipts-Omission from accounting - Loss to Devaswom Fund Rs.750/- On verification of DFF No.6 (special) marriage receipts, it was found that the amount received vide receipt No.70960 dated 22.08.15 had neither been accounted in DFF No.9 cash book nor the amount remitted to Devaswom Fund. Hence the amount of Rs.750/- may be realized from the officer responsible and remitted to Devaswom Fund. 2-4. Verification of kanikka mahazar-Short accounting due to wrong totalling-Loss to Devaswom Fund Rs.1020/- On verification of kanikka mahazar the following short accounting due to wrong totalling was found.