Empanelment of CA Firm for Concurrent Audit of District Health & Family Welfare Society

Background of National Health Mission

National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) (at present known as National Health Mission) of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare was launched on 12th April, 2005 by the Government of India to improve medical facilities in all the area in the country. The NHM seeks to provide accessible, affordable and quality health care to the population, especially the vulnerable sections. It also seeks to reduce the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) in the country from 407 to 100 per 1,00,000 live births, Infant Mortality rate (IMR) from 60 to 30 per 1000 live births and the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) from 3.0 to 2.1 within the 7 year period of the Mission. It has now been termed as National Health Mission (NHM). NHM is overarching NUHM also and includes Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) as well.

One of the visions of the Mission is to increase public spending on health from 0.9% to 2-3% of GDP, with the improved arrangement for community financing and risk pooling. The NHM has provided an umbrella under which the existing Reproductive and Child Health Programme (RCH) and various National Disease Control Programmes (NDCPs) have been repositioned. National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) has also been added as submission of National Health Mission.

Objective of Concurrent Audit

(i) The primary objective of the monthly concurrent audits is to enable the concurrent auditors to examine the accounts pertaining to the National Health Mission programme & Non NHM funds maintained by the State
Health Societies & District Health Societies on a continuous basis, provide necessary technical and hand holding support with a view to ensure timely preparation of accounts and financial Monitoring reports (FMRs), reliability of information, effective monitoring of programme activities and advances, etc.
(ii) Inter unit reconciliation
(iii) Verification of Monthly Financial Reporting (as per Appendix A).
(iv) Others key objectives:-

• To ensure voucher/ evidence based payments to improve transparency,
• To ensure accuracy and timeliness in maintenance of books of accounts,
• To ensure timeliness and accuracy of periodical financial statements,
• To improve accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting especially at sub-district levels ,
• To ensure compliance with laid down systems, procedures and policies,
• To regularly track, follow up and settle advances on a priority basis,
• To access & improve overall internal control systems.

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