The review highlights failure of the state government to obtain and utilise the full amount of sanctioned grant of Rs.712.41 lakh from the Government of India during the years 1996-1997 to 2000-2001 under the National AIDS Control Programme, lack of proper monitoring in respect of National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP), National Programme for Control of Blindness and National TB Control Programme for effective implementation of these programmes and shortfall in achievement of targets fixed for different components of these programmes.

1. To avoid the lapse of budget grants, Rs. 11.58 lakh and Rs. 7.38 lakh were drawn in advance of requirement and retained in Civil Deposit during March – September 1996 and March - June 1998 respectively.
2. Under NLEP, the state government incurred excess expenditure of Rs.12.00 lakh during 1996-1997 to 2000-2001, over the Central grant of Rs. 1.28 crore received during the period.
3. Department incurred an unauthorised expenditure of Rs. 11.27 lakh between 1996-1997 and 1999-2000 towards procurement and supply of consumables and equipment to Hospitals, Public Health Centres and Sub-Centres, without having blood bank facilities.
4. The DHS (AIDS Cell) incurred a total expenditure of Rs. 14.54 lakh for conducting training on AIDS programme in 39 locations during 1996-1997 and 1997-1998. But, no records/returns etc., had ever been obtained from any field level officers in support of conducting such training.