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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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CAG signs MoU with IIT Delhi on Artificial Intelligence
9 months ago

CAG signs MoU with IIT Delhi on Artificial Intelligence

The Hindu  

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India on March 20 signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Indian Institute of Technology Delhi on Artificial Intelligence. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Murmu said the MoU marked a significant milestone in the journey towards leveraging AI and other emerging technologies for the advancement of audit practices, and beyond. “It is noteworthy to mention …

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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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Number of CAG audits on Union govt. tabled in Parliament hits a low in 2023 | Data
1 year ago

Number of CAG audits on Union govt. tabled in Parliament hits a low in 2023 | Data

The Hindu  

In the calendar year 2023, only 18 audit reports on the Union government’s accounts, prepared by the Comptroller and Auditor General, were tabled in Parliament. Click to remove AMP mode The figures were arrived at by scraping over 400 audit reports on the Union government, published on the CAG website, between 2010 and 2023. For instance, 14 audit reports of …

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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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Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Moved By Centre For Policy Research Against Suspension Of FCRA License By Union Govt
1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Moved By Centre For Policy Research Against Suspension Of FCRA License By Union Govt

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea moved by India’s leading think-tank Centre for Policy Research against the suspension of its licence under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act by the Union Government on February 27. Justice Subramonium Prasad also asked the Union Government to decide the application seeking release of 25% of funds, which was moved by. …

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Indian sports news wrap, August 25
1 year, 3 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, August 25

The Hindu  

The major developments from the world of sports on August 25 where Indians took part are as follows: GOLF Amateur Avani in Top-10 at pro event in Sweden Asian Games-bound Avani Prashanth, India’s top amateur, moved into the Top-10 of the Ahlsell final on the Ladies European Tour’s Access Tour. - PTI Avani clinches maiden LET Access event India’s Avani …

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Nitin Gadkari shares video of 8-lane elevated road, Dwarka Expressway
1 year, 4 months ago

Nitin Gadkari shares video of 8-lane elevated road, Dwarka Expressway

Live Mint  

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday took to microblogging site ‘X’, formerly known as Twitter, to share a new video of India's first eight lane elevated road, the Dwarka Expressway. Earlier in the month, a political row erupted on the CAG report which flagged the high cost of construction of the Dwarka Expressway. According to reports, …

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₹2 crore-worth of pension to ‘dead’ recipients: CAG flags lapse in govt scheme
1 year, 4 months ago

₹2 crore-worth of pension to ‘dead’ recipients: CAG flags lapse in govt scheme

Hindustan Times  

The Comptroller and Auditor General has tracked down a range of anomalies in the execution of the National Social Assistance Programme – a centrally- According to the NSAP guidelines, the payment of pension stops after the beneficiaries' death, migration or if they cross the BPL benchmark. Among the 26 states, the highest amount of excess payment to beneficiaries even after …

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Who is Girish Chandra Murmu, CAG and trusted aide of PM Modi since Gujarat days?
1 year, 6 months ago

Who is Girish Chandra Murmu, CAG and trusted aide of PM Modi since Gujarat days?

The Hindu  

As he completes a four-year term in the position, Comptroller and Auditor General of India Girish Chandra Murmu has been re-elected as the External Auditor of the World Health Organization for a renewed term from 2024 to 2027. Trusted bureaucrat with a controversial past The roles held by Mr. Murmu testify to his stature as the go-to bureaucrat for Prime …

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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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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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No breach in Aadhaar data vault till now, must be cautious: Centre in Rajya Sabha
2 years, 4 months ago

No breach in Aadhaar data vault till now, must be cautious: Centre in Rajya Sabha

Hindustan Times  

There has been no breach of Unique Identification Authority of India’s Aadhaar data vault, Union minister of electronics and information technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said in Rajya Sabha on Monday. Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was responding to questions raised by CPI MP Binoy Viswam on whether the Centre has considered the recent CAG report that questioned the encryption method and procedure …

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End CBI’s ‘Caged Parrot’ Reputation, Empower It Like EC, CAG, Madras High Court Tells Centre
3 years, 4 months ago

End CBI’s ‘Caged Parrot’ Reputation, Empower It Like EC, CAG, Madras High Court Tells Centre

News 18  

The Union government should consider enacting legislation to make the CBI an autonomous body to put an end to its “caged parrot” reputation, said the Madurai bench of Madras High Court on Tuesday. The judges also said that the CBI should function like the Election Commission of India and the Comptroller and Auditor General, and that separate budgetary allocations should …

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CAG Girish Murmu appointed Chairman of UN Panel of External Auditors again
3 years, 9 months ago

CAG Girish Murmu appointed Chairman of UN Panel of External Auditors again

Hindustan Times  

Comptroller and Auditor General of India Girish Chandra Murmu has been re-appointed as the Chairman of the Panel of External Auditors of the United Nations for the year 2021. Comptroller and Auditor General of India Girish Chandra Murmu The CAG of India was initially elected as Chairman of the Panel for 2020. "CAG leads the Panel as a distinctive forum …

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CAG GC Murmu Elected as External Auditor of Inter Parliamentary Union, Geneva
4 years, 1 month ago

CAG GC Murmu Elected as External Auditor of Inter Parliamentary Union, Geneva

News 18  

New Delhi: The Comptroller & Auditor General of India Girish Chandra Murmu has been elected as External Auditor of Inter Parliamentary Union, Geneva for three years, an official statement said on Friday. The CAG of India has been the external auditor of various international organisations, the statement said. In the recent past, he has been the External Auditor of the …

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CAG moots probe over cess accounting dodge
4 years, 2 months ago

CAG moots probe over cess accounting dodge

The Hindu  

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has mooted an investigation against the Central government’s accounting officials for incorrectly recording ₹10,250 crore of cess receipts from additional excise duties on petrol and diesel, as non-tax receipts for the exchequer in 2018-19. This was done through a journal entry made after the end of the financial year, which the CAG said …

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Centre ’betrayed’ states by transferring compensation cess to CFI: Siddaramaiah
4 years, 2 months ago

Centre ’betrayed’ states by transferring compensation cess to CFI: Siddaramaiah

Live Mint  

Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Saturday alleged that the illegal transfer of ₹47,272 crore of GSP compensation cess to Consolidated Fund of India was an attempt by the Centre to 'cover up' the shortfall in other collections. "The CAG report reveals that @BJP4India govt has transferred 47,272 Cr of the GST compensation cess collected to Consolidated Fund of India, instead …

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CAG Says Centre Broke Law by Using GST Cess Elsewhere Amid Row Over Unpaid Dues to States
4 years, 3 months ago

CAG Says Centre Broke Law by Using GST Cess Elsewhere Amid Row Over Unpaid Dues to States

News 18  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, quoting the view of the Attorney General of India, ruled out funding the GST revenue shortfall from the Consolidated Fund of India in the Lok Sabha last week. However, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has discovered that the Centre breached the law by retaining Rs 47,272 crore of GST compensation cess in the CFI …

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Priceless artefacts damaged in Indian Museum renovation: CAG
4 years, 3 months ago

Priceless artefacts damaged in Indian Museum renovation: CAG

The Hindu  

Renovation works at the Indian Museum in Kolkata were carried out without following the necessary conservation process, leading to priceless artefacts being damaged, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has found. Irregularities noted On the Indian Museum, which functions under the Union Culture Ministry, the CAG statement highlighted irregularities in the modernisation project. “Indian Museum, Kolkata awarded the modernisation …

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Government Accountability & Transparency: SC Cares?
4 years, 4 months ago

Government Accountability & Transparency: SC Cares?

Live Law  

The recent Supreme Court's judgment in Centre for PIL vs Union of India on the legality of the PM Cares fund is legally flawed and disheartening. CPIL argued that Government could not legally create a separate PM Cares Fund for Covid-19 disaster relief in derogation of the NDRF, and therefore, its receipts must be transferred to the NDRF. The Court's …

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Former LG Of J&K GC Murmu Appointed As CAG [Read Notification]
4 years, 4 months ago

Former LG Of J&K GC Murmu Appointed As CAG [Read Notification]

Live Law  

Girish Chandra Murmu has been appointed as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. The President has also appointed former Union minister Manoj Sinha as LG of J&K to replace him.The present CAG Rajiv Mehrishi is turning 65 on August 8. The President has also appointed former Union minister Manoj Sinha as LG of J&K to replace him. The Act …

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Former J&K Governor GC Murmu appointed as new CAG
4 years, 4 months ago

Former J&K Governor GC Murmu appointed as new CAG

India Today  

Girish Chandra Murmu, who resigned for his post of Lieutenant-Governor of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday night, has been appointed as the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India. Girish Chandra Murmu's resignation for his previous post had come as a surprise on Wednesday, which marked the first anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 and end of special status …

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GC Murmu Submits Resignation as J&K Lieutenant Governor, Set to Be New CAG: Sources
4 years, 4 months ago

GC Murmu Submits Resignation as J&K Lieutenant Governor, Set to Be New CAG: Sources

News 18  

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu on Wednesday sent his resignation to President Ram Nath Kovind, said sources. Murmu was appointed as the first L-G of Jammu and Kashmir last October after the formation of the new Union Territory under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019. His resignation came on the day the ruling BJP commemorated the …

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