Last years audit report of the Gender Ministry reveals that the orphanage operating in Villimale' was giving risk allowance to employees illegally.
The audit report compiled of the details of the Gender Ministry's financial transactions of last year revealed many problems. This includes giving a risk allowance to all the employees of the orphanage against the Civil Service law without informing the commission. Over 2 million Rufiyaa was gives as risk allowance to the employees starting from June to December of last year.
The report states that the risk allowance for Civil Service employees is given according to the work assigned to the employee and the level of danger that the work may present to the employee. And that such an allowance can only be given after requesting with the Civil Service.
"The giving of a high risk allowance to all the employees of the orphanage is against the rules set by the Commission," The report said.
The Civil Service law states that such an allowance can be given to Civil Service employees after submitting the employment records and requesting permission from the Commission. The Commissions law also sets levels on the amount of allowance given depending on the danger presented to the employee through his job.
But Gender Ministry did not request such a permit, and the report says that there are no records of permission by the Finance Ministry for this as well.
The allowance of 100 Rufiyaa per every working day was given to the employees after it was decided at the Ministry's HRMD Committees 10th meeting.
The Audit Office also noted that some tasks assigned to the Gender Ministry was contracted out to private contractors at a high price without a written contract. Over 400,000 Rufiyaa was given in such contracts to private contractors.
Preparing written contracts when acquiring services or goods under 25,000 Rufiyaa and in some cases for some over 25,000 Rufiyaa is required by the finance law for all government organizations.
" A total of 412,828 Rufiyaa cost was generated without the written agreement required by the Finance Law," the report says.
The report also notes problems such as not including a retention clause in contracts, and not submitting financial records for submission as required.
