Audit report uncovers over Rsı trillion irregularities in Punjab

The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP), in its report for the audit year 2024-25, has uncovered massive irregularities — including fraud, misappropriation, overpayments, financial mismanagement, mis-procurement and unauthorised retention of consolidated fund receipts — amounting to over RsI trillion in the expenditure accounts of the Punjab government, said a report.

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Key audit findings of the report include 14 cases of fraud and misappropriation amounting to Rs3.1 billion, 5O cases of recoveries/ overpayments and unauthorised payments amounting to Rs25.4 billion, 21 cases of financial mismanagement amounting to RsI0.6 billion, 45 cases of mis-procurement amounting to Rs43 billion, I2 cases of unauthorised retention of consolidated fund receipts in commercial banks besides imprudent decisions to retain public funds in non-interest bearing accounts by respective autonomous bodies amounting to Rs988 billion, 24 cases of HR-related irregularities amounting to Rs8.2 billion and seven cases of performance-relate