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Examining recommendations of CAG audit report on AB PM-JAY: Health ministry

CAG tabled a performance audit report in the Lok Sabha on August 7 on the operationalisation of the AB-PMJAY scheme in hospitals

Costlier land acquisition led to Bharatmala cost overrun: Official

According to the CAG report tabled in Parliament on August 10, only 75.62 per cent of the approved length has been awarded, whereas 158.24 per cent of outlay was sanctioned up to March 31, 2023

Why BJP is silent on CAG report, asks Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Bhagel

A release issued by CAG said, "In the performance audit report by CAG, it has been brought out that per km cost of Dwarka Expressway is Rs.250 crore as against CCEA approved per km cost of Rs.18.2 cr

Highway ministry likely to respond to CAG concerns on Expressway costs

Awarded civil cost of Dwarka e-way 12% less than estimates, says top official

Govt saved 12% cost in awarding Dwarka Experssway project: Report

The government saved over 12 per cent in construction cost against estimates in awarding contracts of Urban Extension Road-II or Dwarka Expressway, and CAG findings that the cost was exorbitant are misplaced as the auditor did not factor in the actual cost, top sources in the road transport ministry said. According to reports, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) had found that the National Highways Authority of India's (NHAI) decision to go for an elevated carriageway on the Haryana portion of the Dwarka Expressway pushed up the construction cost to Rs 251 crore per kilometre from Rs 18.2 crore per km estimated earlier. The audit report on the implementation of Phase-I of the 'Bharatmala Pariyojana' highway projects, triggered a political row with the opposition parties alleging corruption in the process of awarding the project. The ministry sources explained that all four packages of Dwarka Expressway were put for tender at an average civil cost of Rs 206.39 crore per kilomet

AAP protests at Dwarka Expressway over irregularities flagged by CAG report

The AAP on Wednesday protested at the under-construction Dwarka Expressway here after the Comptroller Auditor General of India reportedly flagged the huge cost escalation in the construction of the expressway. Several party leaders and workers, including chief national spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar and Reena Gupta, gathered near the Dwarka Expressway Highway, alleging the project to be a "scam". This is such a big scam that the road, for which an approval of Rs 18 crore per km was given, was built at a cost of Rs 251 crore, Kakkar told PTI. According to media reports, the CAG audit report on the implementation of Phase-I of the 'Bharatmala Pariyojana' highway projects flagged how the National Highways Authority of India's (NHAI) decision to go for an elevated carriageway on the Haryana portion of the Dwarka Expressway pushed up the construction cost to Rs 251 crore per kilometer from Rs 18.2 crore per kilometer. Delhi Chief Minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal had alleged that t

Telangana's total liabilities stood at Rs 3.22 trn by 2021-22: CAG report

Telangana's total liabilities including public debt stood at Rs 3,21,611 crore by the end of the last financial year even as the guarantees provided by the state government was Rs 1,35, 283 crore, according to a CAG report placed in the Assembly on Sunday. The Comptroller and Auditor General report said the total debt includes Rs 6,949 crore, which was passed on as back-to-back loans by the Centre in lieu of shortfall in GST compensation, during 2021-22. "Total outstanding guarantees as on 31 March, 2022 were Rs 1,35,283 crore. Government of Telangana amended the FRBM Act in 2020, duly raising the limit of guarantees that it can provide to various institutions to 200 per cent of total revenue receipts of the previous year," it said. The CAG report further said the public debt and other liabilities showed an increase of Rs 43,593 crore (16 per cent) in 2021-22 over the previous year. The public accounts watchdog pegged the said capital expenditure during 2021-22 at Rs 28,874 crore .

Govt spent railway safety funds on leisure items: Cong cites CAG report

Citing a 2021 CAG report, the Congress on Friday claimed the central government "misused" funds meant for railway safety on crockery, car rentals, furniture, laptops and foot massagers. "This is how funds specifically meant for railway safety were used. This is the CAG's finding," Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said on Twitter. Quoting the findings of the March 2021 CAG report, he alleged that the Narendra Modi government has been "misusing" Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK) funds on crockery, car rentals, foot massagers, furniture and laptops. According to an official document, the national transporter spent more than Rs 1 lakh crore on safety measures between 2017-2018 and 2021-22 with a steady growth in expenditure on track renewal. Government sources also indicated that the railways will soon reply to the same Comptroller and Auditor General of India's (CAG) report cited by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge to attack the Centre over the recent triple train ...

CAG says 3 state-owned oil firms ignoring own software for logistics

National auditor says state-owned companies make monthly adjustments that aren't best for saving costs, efficiency

Four CPSEs extended Rs 2,609 cr worth undue benefits to execs: CAG report

The CAG recommended that these CPSEs should discontinue reimbursement of "running and maintenance" expenses of vehicles as it violates DPE guidelines

CAG flags 24 cases of irregularities involving Rs 348.57 cr in ministries

A CAG report has flagged 24 cases of irregularities involving Rs 348.57 crore related to four Ministries and Departments and four Central Public Sector Enterprises

CAG calls upon supreme audit institutions to work for mutual benefits

He sought innovative suggestions from members to shape Knowledge Share Committee strategies for the next three years

Four PSU insurers lacked appropriate checks and controls: CAG report

Report finds lapses such as multiple settlement of claims, excess payment over insured sum

NHAI extended undue benefit to concessionaires, says CAG report

In its compliance audit report on 'Rationalisation/Deferment of Premium in BOT Projects in NHAI', the CAG noted that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) extended undue benefitS.

CAG flags lack of transparency in food subsidy for FY17 and FY18

The CAG report said the government undertook funding of revenue and capital expenditure using extra budgetary resources in both the years

Ex-CAG Vinod Rai tenders apology to Cong leader Sanjay Nirupam

Rai in an affidavit filed in the court has said that he has inadvertently and wrongly mentioned Nirupam's name earlier

Govt improving GST evasion detection but recovery a problem: CAG report

Authorities were good at recovering amounts from medium firms but failed to pin down large and small ones.

SAIL spend on mines infructuous; laxity high in safety measures: CAG report

State-owned firm neither applied technical due diligence nor did techno-commercial study to assess viability before allotment of its two captive coal blocks, says report

Govt received Rs 36,709 cr dividend from 100 PSUs in 2018-19: CAG report

It further said 13 government companies under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas contributed Rs 29,272 crore, representing 40.74 per cent of the total dividend declared by all government firms

No breach of privilege in disclosing CAG report: Kerala finance minister

Kerala state finance minister TM Thomas Issac said there is nothing to be ashamed of in appearing before the ethics committee of the Kerala legislative assembly