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LG approves audit of DCPCR funding
Hindustan Times
|November 10, 2023
Lieutenant governor VK Saxena has approved a proposal by the women and child development (WCD) department to initiate an inquiry and order a special audit into allegations of misuse of government funds in the functioning of the Delhi commission for protection of child rights (DCPCR), officials in the LG office said.
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According to the officials, the WCD department flagged that the salary component in DCPCR spending increased from 17 lakh in 2017-18 to 2 crore in the current fiscal as several consultants were hired and the salaries of the chairperson and members was increased without the LG's approval.
This story is from the November 10, 2023 edition of Hindustan Times.
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