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New Delhi: A Rajya Sabha member from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Thursday flagged a significant shortfall in the central government's transfer of cess collections to designated funds, citing a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report that revealed lapses spanning five decades. Raising the matter during Zero Hour, RJD MP A D Singh from Bihar said the CAG has found that as of FY 2023-24, the government failed to transfer as much as Rs 3.69 lakh crore of cess collections to their intende ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) A Rajya Sabha member from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Thursday flagged a significant shortfall in the central government's transfer of cess collections to designated funds, citing a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report that revealed lapses spanning five decades. Raising the matter during Zero Hour, RJD MP A D Singh from Bihar said the CAG has found that as of FY 2023-24, the government failed to transfer as much as Rs 3.69 lakh crore of cess collections to t ...Read More >
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday flagged deficiencies within the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) and said the government should, at the very least, accord respect and support to the brave armed forces personnel who sacrifice everything for the country. Gandhi said that a few days ago, he met ex-servicemen who were injured in the line of duty while defending the nation at the 'Jansansad'. "They highlighted serious deficiencies within the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday flagged deficiencies within the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) and said the government should, at the very least, accord respect and support to the brave armed forces personnel who sacrifice everything for the country. Gandhi said that a few days ago, he met ex-servicemen who were injured in the line of duty while defending the nation at the 'Jansansad'. "They highlighted serious deficiencies within the Ex-Service ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 2: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday raised concerns over the functioning of the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS), alleging serious lapses in healthcare access for retired armed forces personnel. Citing interactions with injured ex-servicemen at a 'Jansansad' event, Gandhi highlighted issues such as delayed reimbursements, medicine shortages, and denial of treatment by empanelled hospitals. In a post on Facebook, Congress MP wrote, "A few days ago, I met w ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 2: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to move the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, after it was passed in the Upper House of Parliament. The Bill provides for fifty per cent of posts in the CAPFs to be filled by deputation in the rank of Inspector General, and a minimum of sixty-seven per cent of the posts to be filled by deputation in the rank of Additional Director General, and all posts in the ranks of Spec ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): The Lok Sabha is scheduled to take up the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, on Thursday, after it was passed in the Upper House of Parliament. The Bill provides for fifty per cent of posts in the CAPFs to be filled by deputation in the rank of Inspector General, and a minimum of sixty-seven per cent of the posts to be filled by deputation in the rank of Additional Director General, and all posts in the ranks of Special Director Ge ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi power minister Ashish Sood on Monday indicated that the government was examining ways to avoid residents having to pay higher electricity bills even as the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) continued deliberations to finalise a plan for liquidating regulatory asset dues totalling over ₹38,000 crore, following directions from the Supreme Court. "The Delhi government will not allow the burden of increased power tariffs to fall on customers," Sood said. Officials, on ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to move the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, after it was passed in the Upper House of Parliament. The Bill provides for fifty per cent of posts in the CAPFs to be filled by deputation in the rank of Inspector General, and a minimum of sixty-seven per cent of the posts to be filled by deputation in the rank of Additional Director General, and all posts in th ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has raised questions on the condition of the new Indian embassy building in Beijing - how it turned into an "uninhabitable" place, "extremely dilapidated, within a few years of renovation and despite incurring expenditure on a comprehensive annual maintenance contract (AMC).The embassy had shifted its offices and residential quarters for 16 senior officials to a new, renovated building premises in Jan 2012 from the old chancery premises that were ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to move the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, after it was passed in the Upper House of Parliament. The Bill provides for fifty per cent of posts in the CAPFs to be filled by deputation in the rank of Inspector General, and a minimum of sixty-seven per cent of the posts to be filled by deputation in the rank of Additional Director General, and all posts in th ...Read More >
Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report, tabled by chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu for the financial year 2024-25 pointed out that state's total debt and liabilities crossed the ₹1 lakh crore mark for the first time. Emphasising on the urgent need for stronger monitoring systems, timely compliance, and reforms to ensure financial discipline and effective governance in the state, the report reveals that the overall liabilities of the state stood at ₹1,04,410 crore as on March 31, 2 ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Seven state public sector enterprises (SPSEs) incurred a loss of Rs 794.98 crore during FY 2022-23, up from Rs 453.11 crore in FY 2021-22, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) said Tuesday. The CAG audited the financial performance of the SPSEs for the financial year 2022-23 and mentioned its findings in a report, which was tabled in the Assembly Tuesday. "Of the 29 SPSEs audited, seven incurred a loss of Rs 794.98 crore during the 2022-23. These seven SPSEs had incur ...Read More >
Overcrowding, congested living conditions, inadequate bathing spaces, not enough guards and a lack of essential security equipment were among key issues in Odisha's prisons, a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). The report, tabled in the state Assembly on Tuesday, said that as many as 31 of 87 jails in Odisha were overcrowded. "Availability of less space per inmate led to congested living conditions for the prisoners. Such prisoners were deprived of the standard requisite space ...Read More >
India's Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has called out the state-run Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) for serious compliance problems. According to the CAG, OMC now owes Rs 1,328.37 crore in penalties after going over production limits. The details came from a report on state public sector undertakings, presented in the Odisha Assembly. The violations happened in 2018-19 at two sites: Kodingamali bauxite mine and Sukrangi chromite mine. Most of the penalty is tied to Kodingamali. Here, OMC ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 1 (ANI): Telangana Jagruthi Founder K. Kavitha on Thursday accused the Congress leadership of failing to deliver on pre-election promises of employment for the state's youth. Speaking to ANI, she said, "Rahul Gandhi, before the elections, came to Telangana and promised all the youth of Telangana that they would provide 2 lakh jobs every year. But today, their Congress government brings out different kinds of government orders. And whenever a new notification ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 1 (ANI): Telangana Jagruthi Founder K. Kavitha on Thursday accused the Congress leadership of failing to deliver on pre-election promises of employment for the state's youth. Speaking to ANI, she said, "Rahul Gandhi, before the elections, came to Telangana and promised all the youth of Telangana that they would provide 2 lakh jobs every year. But today, their Congress government brings out different kinds of government orders. And whenever a new notification ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Mar 31 (PTI) Amid a walkout by the opposition MLAs, the Odisha Assembly on Tuesday passed an appropriation Bill, allowing the state government to spend Rs 3.10 lakh crore from its consolidated fund during the financial year 2026-27. Speaking in favour of the Bill, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who also holds the Finance portfolio, said the budget estimation for 2026-27 is Rs 3.10 lakh crore, which is 7 per cent more than the budget estimates made for the financial year 2025-26 ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has criticised the Odisha government for serious lapses in revenue realisation and financial management, leading to non-remittance of over Rs 5,000 crore. According to its latest State Finances Audit Report for 2024-25, which was tabled in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, 27 profit-making State PSUs failed to remit dividends totalling Rs 5,146.76 crore, in clear violation of the state's dividend policy. The Finance Department did not even r ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: The state-run Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) has paid a staggering Rs 4,364.15 crore as penalty for excess and unauthorised mineral production, raising serious concerns over compliance with statutory regulations and internal controls. The penalties were imposed for violation of environmental and mining laws, including the Environment Protection Act, Forest Conservation Act and provisions governing mining plans and clearances. The issue assumes significance in light of the Supreme ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and the present Congress-led state governments have presented 'unrealistic' budgets for five years between 2020-2021 and 2024-2025 financial years. This has been categorically affirmed in the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report, "Accounts at a glance-2024-2025'. It points out that the gap between the budget estimates and actuals increased in the five years under review. The highest gap of 29 per cent was found in the 2024-20 ...Read More >
Accountant general (audit) releasing the CAG reports in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has pulled up the Odisha government for inefficiency in revenue realisation from state public sector undertakings (SPSUs), leading to non-remittance of over Rs 5,000 crore. As per the latest CAG report on state finances for 2024-25, tabled in the Assembly on Tuesday, as many as 27 SPSUs failed to remit Rs 5,146.76 crore in dividends despite reporting profits, in vi ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) said on Tuesday that Odisha posted moderate growth in 2024-25 compared to the previous financial year, while cautioning against fiscal stress risks arising from the under-realisation of revenue receipts, low own-tax mobilisation, poor dividend collection, long-outstanding loans, and concentrated short- to medium-term repayment obligations. The State Finances Audit Report of the Odisha government for 2024-2 ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Seven state-run companies and corporations in Odisha posted a combined loss of ₹794.98 crore in the financial year 2022-23, according to a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) tabled in the Assembly on Tuesday. The audit assessed the financial performance of 29 State Public Sector Enterprises (SPSEs), of which seven entities reported losses during the fiscal. The total loss marks a significant rise from ₹453.11 crore recorded by the same set of entities in 2 ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Mar 31 (PTI) Seven Odisha government-run companies and corporations incurred a loss of Rs 794.98 crore during the financial year 2022-23, the CAG said in a report. Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) audited the financial performance of the State Public Sector Enterprises (SPSEs) for the financial year 2022-23 and mentioned its findings in a report, which was laid before the assembly on Tuesday. Of the 29 government companies and corporations audited by the CAG, seven e ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Telangana Jagruthi President Kalvakuntla Kavitha, on Tuesday, March 31, called out the Revanth Reddy government, alleging that the wealth assurances made by Congress during the 2023 Assembly Elections have turned out into a "hollow promise." Citing the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report of the financial year 2024-25, on X, she claimed that the state government drew money through ways and means advances and overdrafts. "Except for two days in the year, for the remaining 363 ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's economy grew at a moderate rate of 11.40 per cent in 2024-25 compared to previous year, with Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) rising to ₹8.90 lakh crore from ₹5.40 lakh crore in 2020-21, reflecting a compound annual growth rate of 13.30 per cent, according to the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) State Finances Audit Report (Report No. 3 of 2026). Despite the steady economic expansion, the report cautioned that structural weaknesses in revenue mobilisation, expend ...Read More >
Shimla: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), in its latest financial report on Himachal Pradesh, which was tabled in the state Assembly on Monday by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, has revealed that the state's debt burden has crossed the Rs 1 lakh crore mark. As a result, the state's economy is currently running on the support of borrowed funds. Consider the following: The state government was compelled to borrow from the market 13 times in the last 12 months. The amounts involved ...Read More >
New Delhi, The budget session of the Delhi Assembly concluded with over 15 hours of legislative business, said Speaker Vijender Gupta on Monday, describing it as a "result-oriented engagement" during the proceedings. "The second part of the fourth session of the eighth legislative assembly was held from March 23 to March 27, 2026, comprised four sittings conducted on 23rd, 24th, 25th and 27th March 2026 and concluded with a total working time of 15 hours and 16 minutes," Gupta said. During the ...Read More >
This included Rs 93424,28,68,000 voted by the House for 36 departments and Rs 34342,91,59,000 charged on the consolidated fund Jammu, Mar 27: J&K Legislative Assembly Friday passed the bill authorising the payment and appropriation of Rs 127767,20,27,000 from and out of the consolidated Fund of the Union Territory of J&K for the services of the Financial Year 2026-27 through voice vote. This included Rs 93424,28,68,000 voted by the House for 36 departments and Rs 34342,91,59,000 charged on the ...Read More >
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