Govt gets a nudge over ind bodies out of CAG scope

The Governor's secretariat has pointed out to the Odisha government, through a recent communication, that several corporations and autonomous bodies deal with huge finances without being subjected to statutory financial scrutiny.

- HEMANT KUMAR ROUT @Bhubaneswar

Since in certain cases, the relevant Acts need amendment, the accountant general (audit-II) had flagged the issues and drawn the attention of Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati about the statutory corporations/bodies not coming under the ambit of financial/accounts audit during a meeting last month.

The Governor's secretariat has requested the chief secretary to take immediate steps to amend the relevant Acts and provide explicit provisions for financial audits by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India.