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Delhi govt sent all CAG reports, LG nod given for tabling in assembly: LG’s office
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1 week, 3 days ago

Delhi govt sent all CAG reports, LG nod given for tabling in assembly: LG’s office

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government has forwarded all 14 pending reports from the Comptroller and Auditor General to Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena, and Saxena approved the reports on Friday for being tabled in the Delhi assembly, officials from the LG’s office said on Saturday. The Delhi government’s finance ministry has sent 12 of the CAG reports on December 11, a day …

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Who is Sanjay Murthy, the newly appointed Comptroller and Auditor General of India?
1 month ago

Who is Sanjay Murthy, the newly appointed Comptroller and Auditor General of India?

Live Mint  

On November 21, 2024, K Sanjay Murthy was sworn in as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Murthy, a 1989-batch Indian Administrative Service officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre, succeeds Girish Chandra Murmu, who completed his term on November 20, 2024. In his solemn vow, he said, "I am Kundu Sanjay Murthy, …

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CAG says off-budget liabilities of Andhra at ₹32,903 crore
1 month, 1 week ago

CAG says off-budget liabilities of Andhra at ₹32,903 crore

Hindustan Times  

The off-budget liabilities of the Andhra Pradesh government stood at ₹32,903 crore at the end of the 2023-24 financial year, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India said in its report tabled in the state assembly on Wednesday. The CAG, which reviewed the state government’s budget for the financial year 2023-24, said the off-budget borrowing is a liability of the …

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BJP MLAs Seek Direction to Delhi High Court on 12 CAG Reports
1 month, 3 weeks ago

BJP MLAs Seek Direction to Delhi High Court on 12 CAG Reports

Live Law  

A plea has been moved by various BJP leaders seeking a direction from the Delhi High Court to send 12 CAG reports pertaining to 'Finance, pollution, administration and liquor' before the Legislative Assembly. The petition states that the Comptroller and Auditor General of India is mandated to promote accountability, transparency and good governance through high quality auditing and accounting. The …

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CAG blames non-release of state share by Punjab for delay in implementation of wetlands project
9 months, 3 weeks ago

CAG blames non-release of state share by Punjab for delay in implementation of wetlands project

Hindustan Times  

The Comptroller and Auditor General has flagged the massive delay in the implementation of a central project for the conservation of Harike, Kanjli, Ropar, Nangal and other wetlands in Punjab under the national plan of aquatic ecosystems. Migratory birds at Harike wetland The project sanctioned by the Union ministry of environment, forests, and climate change in 2016-17 could not achieve …

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FCRA License Suspension: Delhi High Court Allows Centre For Policy Research To Use 25% Of ‘Unutilized Funds’
1 year, 2 months ago

FCRA License Suspension: Delhi High Court Allows Centre For Policy Research To Use 25% Of ‘Unutilized Funds’

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday allowed a plea moved by India’s leading think-tank Centre for Policy Research seeking permission to utilise 25% of “unutilized funds” in the fixed deposits towards the payment of salaries of its employees. Justice Subramonium Prasad allowed the application moved by CPR in the petition against the suspension of its licence under Foreign Contribution Regulation …

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Health Ministry defends PMJAY as CAG audit exposes multiple frauds
1 year, 4 months ago

Health Ministry defends PMJAY as CAG audit exposes multiple frauds

The Hindu  

With the Centre’s flagship health insurance taking fire over irregularities exposed by the Comptroller and Auditor General this week, the Health Ministry defended the scheme on Wednesday, saying that mobile numbers did not play any role in the verification of scheme beneficiaries. The CAG’s performance audit report, tabled in the Lok Sabha on Monday, noted multiple cases of the Ayushman …

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Morning Digest | Chennai Super Kings beats Gujarat Titans by five wickets to win fifth IPL title; Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot to unite for elections, and more
1 year, 6 months ago

Morning Digest | Chennai Super Kings beats Gujarat Titans by five wickets to win fifth IPL title; Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot to unite for elections, and more

The Hindu  

IPL 2023 Final | Chennai Super Kings beats Gujarat Titans by five wickets to win fifth title Chennai Super Kings claimed a record-equalling fifth Indian Premier League title with a five-wicket win over Gujarat Titans in a rain-affected but thrilling summit showdown here on Monday. Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot brought together by Kharge and Rahul Gandhi Seeking to work …

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How India allowed RP-Sanjiv Goenka firms to beat coal auctions
1 year, 9 months ago

How India allowed RP-Sanjiv Goenka firms to beat coal auctions

Al Jazeera  

New Delhi, India – At 11am on January 31, 2015, India’s Ministry of Coal started the online bidding for the Sarisatolli coal mine in the eastern state of West Bengal. Immediately after winning the auction, CESC requested the coal ministry to allow it to “divert” coal from its mine to the power plant unit quoted by Sheesham Commercial. In effect, …

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Centre’s insistence on CAG audit of PM Poshan scheme in Bengal triggers slugfest
1 year, 10 months ago

Centre’s insistence on CAG audit of PM Poshan scheme in Bengal triggers slugfest

Hindustan Times  

The Union education ministry’s decision to “request” a special audit of the implementation of PM Poshan or mid-day meal scheme in West Bengal by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has triggered a political slugfest in the state, with the ruling Trinamool Congress in the state saying that the CAG is an independent body and the subjects it audits …

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Explained | Have coastal ecosystem norms been violated?
2 years, 4 months ago

Explained | Have coastal ecosystem norms been violated?

The Hindu  

The story so far: This week, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India tabled a report in Parliament on whether steps taken by the Union Environment Ministry to conserve India’s coastal ecosystems have been successful. The Coastal Regulation Zone Notification 2019, implemented by the Ministry, classifies the coastal area into different zones to manage infrastructure activities and regulate them. The …

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CAG flags CRZ violations in State
2 years, 4 months ago

CAG flags CRZ violations in State

The Hindu  

The Comptroller and Auditor General has exposed the irregular approval of a commercial project in Kochi in the wetland area of Vembanad Lake and the construction carried out in the No Development Zone of the Akkulam Lake region by a shopping mall in Thiruvananthapuram. The national auditor revealed that a portion of land adjacent to the boundary line of the …

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Several coastal zone projects approved despite environmental impact assessment inadequacies: CAG report
2 years, 4 months ago

Several coastal zone projects approved despite environmental impact assessment inadequacies: CAG report

The Hindu  

Several projects in coastal regulation zones were approved during 2015-2020 despite inadequacies in environmental impact assessment reports, according to a new CAG report. The CAG report on 'Conservation of Coastal Ecosystems' said instances were observed where Expert Appraisal Committees of the Union Environment Ministry granted clearances to projects, though domain experts were not present during the deliberations. "Projects were approved …

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CAG indicted club for illegal constructions in 2011
2 years, 11 months ago

CAG indicted club for illegal constructions in 2011

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A performance audit report of defence estates management tabled in 2011 by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India revealed that the land given to Secunderabad Club was meant for the welfare of armed forces. 220, known as Secunderabad Club, measuring 20.18 acres, classified as B­3 land, was given to the club for welfare of the armed forces. The …

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CAG flags delays in Army’s offloading model
3 years ago

CAG flags delays in Army’s offloading model

The Hindu  

The Army’s ambitious plan for modernisation of the Army Base Workshops and implementation of ‘Government-owned, contractor-operated ’ model is “delayed” and the original timeline for implementing the system lapsed in December 2019, the Comptroller and Auditor General said in its report tabled in the Parliament. ‘Fraught with risk’ “The implementation of GOCO model is fraught with risks and operational challenges …

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No loss to FCI over underutilising Adani Silos, says GOI over CAG report
3 years, 9 months ago

No loss to FCI over underutilising Adani Silos, says GOI over CAG report

Op India  

A few days after media reports had claimed the Comptroller and Auditor General of India had accused the Union government of failing to optimally utilize storage capacity at Adani Silos at Kaithal resulting in massive losses to the public exchequer, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has given a detailed clarification refuting the allegations of causing losses …

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Govt may shift chunk of FY21 subsidy burden to next fiscal
4 years, 2 months ago

Govt may shift chunk of FY21 subsidy burden to next fiscal

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: The finance ministry may shift a chunk of its subsidy burden from this year to the next fiscal, a practice it discontinued in FY20, as it expects the subsidy bill to top the ₹2.3 trillion budgeted. While food subsidy will rise because of the free ration provided under the Garib Kalyan Yojana and Atmanirbhar package, fertilizer subsidy will …

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The Hindu Explains | How does the removal of offset clause requirement affect Rafale-like deals?
4 years, 2 months ago

The Hindu Explains | How does the removal of offset clause requirement affect Rafale-like deals?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On September 28, the new Defence Acquisition Procedure was released. Auditing the offset deals till March 2018, the Comptroller and Auditor General said 46 offset contracts were signed for ₹66,427 crore, and till December 2018, ₹19,223 crore worth of offsets should have been discharged. The CAG said the French aircraft manufacturer, Dassault Aviation, and missile maker …

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Defence Ministry scraps offset clause in Rafale-like deals in aftermath of CAG report
4 years, 2 months ago

Defence Ministry scraps offset clause in Rafale-like deals in aftermath of CAG report

India Today  

CAG, in its recent defence offset report tabled in Parliament, made stern observations about foreign firms such as Dassault Aviation not meeting obligations of domestic investment undertaken at the time of securing procurement contracts. With the offset clause, like in the case of procurement of 36 Rafale jets from France, the manufacturer Dassault Aviation and MBDA were mandated to invest …

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Temporary Retention of GST Cess Pending Reconciliation Not Diversion, Says Finance Ministry
4 years, 2 months ago

Temporary Retention of GST Cess Pending Reconciliation Not Diversion, Says Finance Ministry

News 18  

Finance ministry sources have countered CAG audit finding of central government wrongly retaining Rs 47,272 crore of GST compensation cess meant for states, saying temporary retention cannot be termed as diversion. Days after the Comptroller and Auditor General flagged that the Centre in first two years of the GST implementation wrongly retained GST compensation cess that was meant to be …

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Temporary retention of GST cess pending reconciliation not diversion: Finance Ministry sources
4 years, 2 months ago

Temporary retention of GST cess pending reconciliation not diversion: Finance Ministry sources

The Hindu  

Finance ministry sources have countered CAG audit finding of Central government wrongly retaining ₹ 47,272 crore of GST compensation cess meant for states, saying temporary retention cannot be termed as diversion. Days after the Comptroller and Auditor General flagged that the Centre in first two years of the GST implementation wrongly retained GST compensation cess that was meant to be …

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Cess pool: The Hindu Editorial on CAG report of Centre's accounts
4 years, 2 months ago

Cess pool: The Hindu Editorial on CAG report of Centre's accounts

The Hindu  

The latest audit of the Union Government’s accounts tabled in Parliament this week reveals that the Finance Ministry quietly retained over 40% of all cess collections in 2018-19 in the Consolidated Fund of India. This not only helped understate India’s revenue and fiscal deficit numbers but also meant that the purposes for which Parliament approved such cesses — be it …

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Two-year residual life of 56 Mi-17s after ₹223-crore upgrade untenable: CAG
4 years, 2 months ago

Two-year residual life of 56 Mi-17s after ₹223-crore upgrade untenable: CAG

The Hindu  

An upgrade of 90 medium lift Mi-17 helicopters of the Indian Air Force proposed in 2002 could not be achieved even after 18 years, the Comptroller and Auditor General said as a result of which these “helicopters were flying with limited capability, thus compromising operational preparedness during these years” and the expenditure of about ₹223 crore was “not justified” with …

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CAG says offset obligations under Rafale deal yet to be fulfilled; 'opening can of worms?' asks Congress' P Chidambaram
4 years, 3 months ago

CAG says offset obligations under Rafale deal yet to be fulfilled; 'opening can of worms?' asks Congress' P Chidambaram

Firstpost  

The Dassault Aviation is the manufacturer of the Rafale jets while MBDA supplied the missile systems for the aircraft French aerospace major Dassault Aviation and European missile maker Matra BAE Dynamics Alenia are yet to fulfill> their offset obligations of offering high technology to India under the Rafale aircraft deal, the Comptroller and Auditor General said in a report released …

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