GFR 12-A

[{See Rule 238 (1)}]

FORM OF UTILIZATION CERTIFICATE (UC)

UTILIZATION CERTIFICATE FOR THE YEAR 2021-2022 - in respect of Recurring

GRANTS-IN-AID/SALARIES/General Component/Recurring

1. Name of the Scheme : ICPS Programme

Title of the Project : Application of Internet of Things (IoT) in Agriculture Sector

2. Whether recurring or non-recurring grants : Recurring (General Component)

3. Grants position of the beginning of the financial year [unspent balance of last financial year if any]
i) Cash in Hand/Bank : Rs. 1,89,409/-
ii) Unadjusted advances : NA
iii) Total : Rs. 1,89,409/-

4. Details of grants received, expenditure incurred and closing balances: (Actuals)

Unspent Interest Interest Grant received during the year Total Expenditure Closing
Balances Earned deposited 2021-2022 available incurred Balances
of Grants thereon back to the funds (5 - 6)
received Government (1+2-3+4)
years
{figure as
at Sl. No. 3
(iii)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sanction no. Date (ii) Amount
(i) (iii)
1,89,409 DST/ICPS/C 21.06.2 11,80,000 13,69,409 9,24,986 4,44,423
LUSTER/IoT 021
/2018/Gener
al

Component wise utilization of grants:

Grant-in-aid-General Grant-in-aid-Salary Grant-in-aid-creation of capital Total
assets
Manpower Rs. 5,99,083/- Rs. 9,24,986/-
Consumable: Rs. 89,022/-
Contingencies: Rs. 36,881/-
Travel: NIL
Overheads: Rs. 2,00,000/-

Details of grants position at the end of the year

(v) Cash in Hand/Bank: Rs. 4,44,423/-
(vi) Unadjusted Advances NIL
(vii) Total Rs. 4,44,423/-

Signature Signature Signature

Name _________________________ Name ________________________ Prof. Amit Prakash Singh
Chief Finance Officer Head of the Organization Name of PI
(Head of the Finance)
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Certified that I have satisfied myself that the conditions on which grants were sanctioned have been duly fulfilled/are being
fulfilled and that I have exercised following checks to see that the money has been actually utilized for the purpose which it was
sanctioned:

(i) The main accounts and other subsidiary accounts and registers (including assets registers) are maintained as
prescribed in the relevant Act/Rules/Standing instructions (mention the act/Rules) and have been duly audited
by designated auditors. The figures depicted above tally with the audited figures mentioned in financial
statements/accounts.
(ii) There exist internal controls for safeguarding public funds/assets, watching outcomes and achievements of
physical targets against the financial inputs, ensuring quality in asset creation etc. & the periodic evaluation
of internal controls is exercised to ensure their effectiveness.
(iii) To the best of our knowledge and belief, no transactions have been entered that are in violation of relevant
Act/Rules/standing instructions and scheme guidelines.
(iv) The responsibilities among the key functionaries for execution of the scheme have been assigned in clear
terms and are not general in nature.
(v) The benefits were extended to the intended beneficiaries and only such areas/districts were covered where the
scheme was intended to operate.
(vi) The expenditure on various components of the scheme was in the proportions authorized as per the scheme
guidelines and terms and conditions of the grants-in-aid.
(vii) It has been ensured that the physical and financial performance under ICPS (name of the scheme) has been
according to the requirements, as prescribed in the guidelines issued by Govt. of India and the
performance/targets achieved statement for the year to which the utilization of the fund resulted in outcomes
given at Annexure-I duly enclosed.
(viii) The utilization of the fund resulted in outcomes given at Annexure-II duly enclosed (to be formulated by the
Ministry/Department concerned as per their requirements/specifications)
(ix) Details of various schemes executed by the agency through grants-in-aid received from the same Ministry or
from other Ministries is enclosed at Annexure-II (to be formulated by the Ministry/Department concerned as
per their requirements/specifications)

Date: April 20, 2022

Place: New Delhi

Signature Signature Signature

Name _________________________ Name ________________________ Prof. Amit Prakash Singh
Chief Finance Officer Head of the Organization Name of PI
(Head of the Finance)
 STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE (SE) FOR GENERAL COMPONENT
(Year Means Financial Year i.e. 1st April to 31st March of next year)

1. Sanction Letter No. 6. Grant Received in each year:

2. Total Project Cost Rs. 60 Lacs a. st
1 year Rs 11,79,970/-
3. Sanctioned/ Revised project b. nd
2 year Rs. 11,80,000/-
cost (If applicable) Rs. NA
4. Date of Commencement of c. rd
3 Year Rs.
of Project 01.08.2019
5. Statement of Expenditure d. Interest, Rs.
e. Total Rs. 23,59,970

EXPENDITURE INCURRED
Sl. HEAD OF AMOUNT TOTAL
1st YEAR 2nd YEAR 3rd YEAR
NO. EXPENDITURE AS ALLOCATED/ FROM DATE OF FROM APRIL FROM APRIL EXPENDIURE
PER SANCTION SANCTIONED START TO MARCH O1, 2020 TO 01, 2021 TO
ORDER 31, 2020 MARCH 31, March 31, 2022
2021
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii)
1. Manpower 15,60,000 3,87,903 3,25,000 599083 13,11,986
2. Consumable 2,00,000 NIL 30,676 89022 1,19,698
3. Contingencies 99,970 38,082 8900 36881 83,863
4. Travel 1,00,000 NIL NIL NIL NIL
5. Other Cost NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL
6. Overheads 4,00,000 2,00,000 NIL 2,00,000 4,00,000
7. Contribution NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL
Total 23,59,970 6,25,985 3,64,576 9,24,986 19,15,547

Funds released so far: Rs. 23,59,970/- ( Rs. 11,80,000/- + Rs. 11,79,970/- (Released Rs. 11,80,000
but received Rs. 11,79,970/- as Rs. 30/- were deducted in lieu of
transaction fees))

Date of start of project: August 01, 2019

Date of Completion: July 31, 2022

Signature of PI Signature and Seal of Head Signature & Seal

of the organization/Institute of Chartered Accountant

* or till date of completion

Note:
1. Expenditure under the sanctioned heads, at any point of time, should not exceed funds allocated
under that head, without prior approval of DST i.e. Figures in Column (vii) should not exceed
corresponding figures in Column (iii)
st
2. Utilization Certificate for each financial year ending 31 March has to be enclosed, along with
request for carry-forward permission to next year.
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[{See Rule 238 (1)}]

FORM OF UTILIZATION CERTIFICATE (UC)

UTILIZATION CERTIFICATE FOR THE YEAR 2021-2022 in respect of Non-recurring

CREATION OF CAPITAL ASSETS

1. Name of the Scheme : ICPS Programme

Title of the Project : Application of Internet of Things (IoT) in Agriculture Sector
2. Whether recurring or non-recurring grants : Non-Recurring
2. Grants position of the beginning of the Financial year [ if any unspent balance of last financial year]

i) Cash in Hand/Bank Rs. 20,37,096/-

ii) Unadjusted advances NA
iii) Total Rs. 20,37,096/-
3. Details of grants received, expenditure incurred and closing balances: (Actuals)

Unspent Interest Interest Grant received during the year 2021-2022 Total Expenditure Closing
Balances Earned deposited available incurred Balances
of Grants thereon back to the funds (5 - 6)
received Govt.
years (1+2 -
{figure as
at Sl. No. 3 3+4)
(iii)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Sanction no. (i) Date (ii) Amount

(iii)

20,37,096 NIL NA NA 20,37,096 14,04,847 6,32,249

Component wise utilization of grants:

Grant-in-aid- Grant-in-aid-Salary Grant-in-aid-creation of capital assets Total

General

NIL 1. UPS Rs. 14,04,847/-

2. Monitor

3. Laptop-2

4. Server

Details of grants position at the end of the year:

(i) Cash in Hand/Bank Rs. 6,32,249/-

(ii) Unadjusted Advances NIL
(iii) Total Rs. 6,32,249/-

Signature Signature Signature

Name _________________________ Name ______________________ Prof. Amit Prakash Singh
Chief Finance Officer Head of the Organization Name of PI
(Head of the Finance)
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Certified that I have satisfied myself that the conditions on which grants were sanctioned have been duly fulfilled/are being
fulfilled and that I have exercised following checks to see that the money has been actually utilized for the purpose which it was
sanctioned:

(x) The main accounts and other subsidiary accounts and registers (including assets registers) are maintained as
prescribed in the relevant Act/Rules/Standing instructions (mention the act/Rules) and have been duly audited
by designated auditors. The figures depicted above tally with the audited figures mentioned in financial
statements/accounts.
(xi) There exist internal controls for safeguarding public funds/assets, watching outcomes and achievements of
physical targets against the financial inputs, ensuring quality in asset creation etc. & the periodic evaluation
of internal controls is exercised to ensure their effectiveness.
(xii) To the best of our knowledge and belief, no transactions have been entered that are in violation of relevant
Act/Rules/standing instructions and scheme guidelines.
(xiii) The responsibilities among the key functionaries for execution of the scheme have been assigned in clear
terms and are not general in nature.
(xiv) The benefits were extended to the intended beneficiaries and only such areas/districts were covered where the
scheme was intended to operate.
(xv) The expenditure on various components of the scheme was in the proportions authorized as per the scheme
guidelines and terms and conditions of the grants-in-aid.
(xvi) It has been ensured that the physical and financial performance under ICPS (name of the scheme) has been
according to the requirements, as prescribed in the guidelines issued by Govt. of India and the
performance/targets achieved statement for the year to which the utilization of the fund resulted in outcomes
given at Annexure-I duly enclosed.
(xvii) The utilization of the fund resulted in outcomes given at Annexure-II duly enclosed (to be formulated by the
Ministry/Department concerned as per their requirements/specifications)
(xviii) Details of various schemes executed by the agency through grants-in-aid received from the same Ministry or
from other Ministries is enclosed at Annexure-II (to be formulated by the Ministry/Department concerned as
per their requirements/specifications)

Date: April 20, 2022

Place: New Delhi

Signature Signature Signature

Name _________________________ Name ________________________ Prof. Amit Prakash Singh
Chief Finance Officer Head of the Organization Name of PI
(Head of the Finance)
 REQUEST FOR ANNUAL INSTALMENT WITH UP-TO- DATE STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE (SE) FOR
CAPITAL COMPONENT

(Statement of Expenditure i.e. from 01 April 2021 to 31 March 2022)

1. Sanction Letter No. 6. Grant Received in each year:

2. Total Project Cost Rs. 60 Lacs a. st
1 year Rs NIL
3. Sanctioned/ Revised project b. nd
2 year Rs. 2300000
cost (If applicable) NA
4. Date of Commencement of c. rd
3 Year Rs NIL
of Project 01.08.2019
5. Statement of Expenditure d. Interest, Rs

e. Total Rs. 23,00,000

EXPENDITURE INCURRED
Sl. HEAD OF AMOUNT 1st YEAR 2nd YEAR 3rd YEAR TOTAL
NO. EXPENDITURE AS ALLOCATED/ FROM DATE OF FROM APRIL FROM APRIL EXPENDIURE
PER SANCTION SANCTIONED
START TO MARCH 01, 2020 TO 01, 2021 TO
ORDER 31, 2020 MARCH 31, March 31, 2022
2021
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii)
1. Data Loggers and 2300000 NIL 2,62,904 14,04,847 16,67,751
Sensors/ Computer
peripherals/Laptop/
Server

5.
Total 2300000 NIL 2,62,904 14,04,847 16,67,751

Funds released so far: Rs. 2300000/-

Date of start of project: August 01, 2019

Date of Completion: July 31, 2022

Signature of PI Signature and Seal of Head Signature & Seal

of the organization/Institute of Chartered Accountant

* or till date of completion

Note:
1. Expenditure under the sanctioned heads, at any point of time, should not exceed funds allocated
under that head, without prior approval of DST i.e. Figures in Column (vii) should not exceed
corresponding figures in Column (iii)
st
2. Utilization Certificate for each financial year ending 31 March has to be enclosed, along with
request for carry-forward permission to next year.