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Agricultural lands in Odisha were converted for non-agricultural purposes without going into the merits of each case, pointed out the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. The CAG report, which was tabled in the State Assembly recently, says in 273 conversion cases (60 per cent) involving conversion of 300.707 …
The State Government failed to avail Central assistance of 128.23 crore because of delay in execution and utilisation of funds for drinking water projects. Drinking water in adequate quantity was not supplied to all people in 95 out of 106 urban areas of the State. The CAG, in its latest …
NGT also directed Assam government to submit a map of Kaziranga showing its boundaries and offending structures within five kms of the park boundaries. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday asked the Assam government to ensure that no construction whatsoever was permitted in and around the Kaziranga National Park, …
Agricultural lands in Odisha were converted for non-agricultural purposes without going into the merits of each case, pointed out the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. The CAG report, which was tabled in the State Assembly recently, says in 273 conversion cases (60 per cent) involving conversion of 300.707 …
PANAJI: Despite the stipulated requirement of a minimum area of 60 sq m for an anganwadi centre, when 713 centres in the state were selected for scrutiny audit, 71% of them were found to be functioning in areas less than 30 sq m, half of the stipulated requirement, and 50 …
The report for revenue sector indicated illegal mining in the state while doing scrutiny of files and registers of 13 district mining officers for the period between May 2013 to February 2014. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) tabled its report for the year ended March 31, 2014, in the …
This report deals with the results of audit of Government Companies and Statutory Corporations for the year ended 31 March 2014. The accounts of Government Companies (including companies deemed to be government companies as per provisions of Companies Act) are audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) …
Set with a target of 4,700-MW capacity addition during 2007-12 Five-Year Plan, Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) managed to add only 500 MW during the period, a CAG report said today. "... the Corporation could add only 500 MW i.e. 11 per cent of the target of 4,700 MW (own projects) …
Set with a target of 4,700-MW capacity addition during 2007-12 Five-Year Plan, Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) managed to add only 500 MW during the period, a CAG report said. The Corporation could add only 500 MW i.e. 11 per cent of the target of 4,700 MW (own projects) with a …
KOLHAPUR: None of the municipal councils in the state, including Ichalkaranji in Kolhapur, have achieved service level benchmarks set by the Union urban development department ministry, revealed a recently released audit report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). The CAG had analysed the performance of local municipal …
BHOPAL: Satpura Thermal Power Station (STPS) in Sarni, Madhya Pradesh defaulted on air, water and hazardous waste pollution norms during 2011-12 and 2013-14. Also, it consumed excess coal and oil and incurred additional expenditure of more than Rs 1,060 crore during the period. These anomalies have been pointed out by …
Comptroller Auditor General (CAG) has accused Chhattisgarh government of violating the provisions of Jail Manual by not providing basic amenities of sanitation and hygienic conditions to prisoners. While a lot has been written about the pathetic conditions of Indian jails, with courts, including the apex court, often pulling up governments …
RAIPUR: In absence of valid authorisation for disposal of biomedical wastes, more than 50 state-run health care establishments in Chhattisgarh, including district hospitals and medical colleges, are putting public health and environment at grave risk by throwing them in normal garbage bins. Comptroller Auditor General (CAG) made these observations in …
Serious lacunae have been observed by Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in handling of bio-medical waste produced from various hospitals of Chhattisgarh. The three incinerators established by State Government in Korba, Jagdalpur and Kanker remained unused and instead, a private Incinerator was being used, CAG report released here …
Itanagar: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has slammed the Arunachal Pradesh government for poor implementation of central schemes under Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA). The CAG in its recent report which was tabled in the state assembly this month, highlighted various anomalies in implementation of the NBA during the …
It would take nearly 91 years for the Chhattisgarh water resources department to achieve the ambitious target of irrigating 75 per cent of the gross sown area (GSA) given the pace with which it had been implementing the plan, pointed the report of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. …
BHOPAL: Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has severely criticised Madhya Pradesh government citing inadequate efforts led to decline in population of great Indian bustards, chitals, sloth bears and wild dogs in sanctuaries though the tiger population remained stable in 2010 compared to 2006. Auditors said that planning for …
There have been public outcries and concerns from stakeholders in relation to environmental problems resulting from mining activities. These complaints forced the Controller and Auditor General (CAG) to conduct an audit with a view to assessing the extent to which the National Environmental Management Council (NEMC) enforces the implementation of …
A performance audit of the mid-day meal scheme by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has revealed that only 1,154 children were covered under the scheme during 2013-24, out of 18,000 studying in city’s education guarantee scheme (EGC), and alternative and innovative education (AIE) centres. It has also found that …
'Water quality of lakes surveyed does not conform to prescribed standards' The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has slammed the State government for its failure to protect and conserve lakes in the State, including those in Bengaluru. The performance audit on “Conservation and ecological restoration of lakes under the jurisdiction …
