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  1,366 schools in UP running without proper buildings: CAG

  India | May 18, 2017 21:18 IST

  Despite availability of funds, 1,366 schools in Uttar Pradesh were running without proper buildings, a CAG report said today.

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  Will audit demonetisation fallout, says CAG Shashi Kant Sharma

  March 26, 2017 12:42 IST

  CAG plans to audit the impact of note ban and the affect it has had on government tax revenues, Shashi Kant Sharma said.

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  Delhi significantly under-reporting dengue death toll: CAG

  India | September 26, 2016 12:29 IST

  Delhi has been under-reporting cases and deaths on account of dengue, a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) claimed.

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  Huge loss of public money in purchase of cows in Mizoram: CAG

  India | September 04, 2016 15:04 IST

  A huge drain of public money has been detected by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in purchase of cows in Mizoram. As per its report tabled in state legislature, the recommendations of

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  CAG raps Kejriwal govt for ‘wasting public money’ on advertisements outside Delhi

  Politics | August 24, 2016 16:57 IST

  There seems to be no end to trouble for the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi. Almost a fortnight after Delhi HC ruled that Lieutenant Governor is the administrative head of NCR, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has now pulled up the Arvin

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  Govt incurred avoidable expenditure of around Rs 10 crore in purchase of MiG-29: CAG

  July 27, 2016 8:41 IST

  The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has slammed the central government for incurring an "avoidable expenditure" of Rs 9.97 crore in the purchase of MiG-29 aircraft for the Navy adding that the it went ahead

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  Significant part of bank NPAs a result of fraud: CAG

  July 01, 2016 18:44 IST

  New Delhi: Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India Shashi Kant Sharma today said that a significant part of banks' non-performing assets (NPAs) were a resilt of loans obtained through fraudulent methods. "There is a

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  79% passports delayed, Delhi Police verification fastest

  India | June 09, 2016 18:02 IST

  New Delhi: It took 71 days to issue an Indian passport in 2014, nearly three times as long as the 24 days fixed by the government, and the police took twice as long as they

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  PAC to take up CAG report on AgustaWestland choppers

  May 27, 2016 23:43 IST

  New Delhi: Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has decided to take up the CAG report on the contentious AgustaWestland choppers issue apart from over half-a-dozen other defence-related matters. A bulletin issued by Lok Sabha today

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  Uncollected tax demand increased to Rs 7 lakh in FY15: CAG

  March 11, 2016 18:05 IST

  New Delhi: Government auditor CAG on Friday said that amount towards uncollected tax demand increased to Rs 7 lakh crore at March 2015 end from Rs 5.75 lakh crore in the previous year. "The uncollected

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  Vinod Rai appointed first Chairman of Banks Board Bureau

  February 28, 2016 16:01 IST

  New Delhi: Former CAG Vinod Rai was today appointed first Chairman of the Banks Board Bureau, which will advise the government on top-level appointments at public sector lenders and ways to address the bad loans

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  No parliament oversight, CAG audit for RAW, IB, NTRO, rules top court

  India | February 23, 2016 15:48 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition that sought to make intelligence agencies like the Intelligence Bureau (IB), the Research & Analysis Wing (RAW) and the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) accountable to

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  Project delays cost Railways over Rs 1 lakh crore: CAG

  India | December 18, 2015 21:48 IST

  New Delhi: Execution delays by the Railways in over 400 projects have led to a cost overrun of Rs 1.07 crore, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has said in a report.“Projects were delayed

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  Institutionalised exaggeration of figures in mid-day meal scheme: CAG

  Politics | December 18, 2015 19:54 IST

  New Delhi: A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has found serious irregularities related to the Mid-Day Meal scheme, including what it termed as an “institutionalised exaggeration” of figures pertaining to the

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  Sanitation programmes have failed to achieve targets: CAG

  India | December 09, 2015 9:44 IST

  New Delhi: Sanitation programmes launched by the government over the last few years have failed to achieve the desired targets, the Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG) of India said on Tuesday.A CAG report which was submitted

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  CAG raps Def Min, Navy for mishandling submarine refit

  India | December 08, 2015 20:04 IST

  New Delhi: The apex government auditor, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) today came down hard on the Navy, Defence Ministry and a state-run shipyard for prolonged delay in the refit of submarine

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  Setback to Kejriwal govt, Delhi HC says CAG cannot audit discoms accounts

  India | October 30, 2015 16:50 IST

  New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today quashed the AAP government's decision to get the accounts of three private power distribution companies audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)."We have allowed the petitions of

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  Delhi discoms inflated dues by Rs 8,000 crores: CAG

  India | August 18, 2015 22:27 IST

  New Delhi: The three private power distribution companies in Delhi inflated their dues to recover Rs 8,000 crore extra from the consumers, the comptroller and auditor general has said in its report.The 212-page confidential report

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  Parliament panel questions govt silence over CAG audit of 'fake' MGNREGA job cards

  Politics | August 12, 2015 22:42 IST

  New Delhi: A Parliamentary panel today questioned the "silence" of the government over resolving the issue of "fake" job cards in MGNREGA and pitched for conducting random inspection and getting them audited under the Comptroller

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  Day 2: Jharkhand coal block auction put off

  August 12, 2015 14:35 IST

  New Delhi:  The government today deferred the auction of Chitarpur coal mine in Jharkhand due to a court case.The mine was scheduled for auction today with companies like Hindalco, JSPL and Vedanta in the fray