CAG doubts expenditure of Rs.3,436.01 crores by Meghalaya Govt for actual purpose
The office of the Comptroller and Auditor General has reported the non submission of 454 utilisation certificates amounting to Rs 3,436.01 crore by the Meghalaya Government at the end of the financial year 2022-23,
The CAG remarked, “there is no assurance that the expenditure of Rs 3,436.01 crore was actually incurred for the purpose for which it was authorised.”
According to the CAG report, a total of 53 Abstract Contingent (AC) Bills amounting to Rs.98.25 crore remained outstanding at the end of 31 March 2023 for want of relevant Detailed Countersigned Contingent (DCC) bills.
Again the CAG observed there is no assurance that the expenditure of Rs 98.25 crore has been incurred for the purpose for which it was authorised by the Legislature.
The total investments as share capital in Government companies, statutory corporations, Joint Stock Companies and Co-operative Institutions stood at Rs 3,240 crore at the end of 2022-23, out of which Rs. 2,745.32 crore had been made in Power Companies.
On the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), the CAG observes out of the total fund account of Rs 182.43 crore, the Meghalaya Government disbursed Rs. 51.58 crore during the year, leaving a balance of Rs.130.85 crore unutilized at the end of the year 2022- 23.
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Meghalaya is a private property of NPP headed by Sangma Family. Every baron gets his share of the flesh. Meghalaya governance has gone to the dogs. Every one knew NPP was a total failure in the previous & this time it’s even more disaster. God save Meghalaya & especially it’s people. GDP/Per capita income and lot many suffering too much