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BJP seeks CBI probe into Gruha Lakshmi scheme

BJP seeks CBI probe into Gruha Lakshmi scheme

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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry after the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) identified suspected irregularities worth ₹225 crore in the state’s flagship Gruha Lakshmi welfare scheme, including payments to deceased beneficiaries, duplicate bank accounts and gaps in beneficiary records. BJP seeks CBI probe into Gruha Lakshmi scheme Leader of Opposition R Ashoka described the alleged fraud as “state sponsored cybercrime” and called for an investigation by the CBI and central cybercrime agencies. BJP state president Vijayendra Yediyurappa also sought a transparent, high level inquiry, alleging that the programme had turned into a large scale scam and seeking accountability for beneficiary verification and fund transfers. The audit, covering the scheme’s implementation in 2023-24 and 2024-25, found that ₹116 crore was transferred through 5.79 lakh instalments into the accounts of 1.08 lakh beneficiaries who had died after the scheme began. The CAG said 2.88 lakh beneficiaries died during the audit period, but replacement beneficiaries from the same families were registered in only 1.03 lakh cases. The auditor also found …

UP, Gujarat, Jharkhand, 10 other States record revenue surplus in FY25: CAG report

UP, Gujarat, Jharkhand, 10 other States record revenue surplus in FY25: CAG report

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Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Manipur, and nine other States recorded surplus revenues in 2024-25, while the remaining 15 States had a deficit. Eighteen States targeted revenue surplus, three States targeted revenue deficit, and seven targeted zero revenue deficit in FY 2024-25, according to a report on ‘State Finances 2024-25’ released by Comptroller and Auditor General of India K Sanjay Murthy on Tuesday (June 16, 2026). “In FY 2024-25, 15 States were revenue-deficient while the rest 13 States were revenue surplus,” the report said. Of the 18 States that targeted revenue surplus, nine achieved the target, while Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Mizoram, and Telangana ended up being revenue deficit in 2024-25. Seven states -Goa, Jharkhand, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, and Uttar Pradesh- targeted a zero-revenue deficit. Among them, four States -Goa, Jharkhand, Tripura, and Uttar Pradesh – achieved a revenue surplus, whereas Punjab, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu ended the year with a revenue deficit. Of the 15 States that were revenue-deficient in 2024-25, Himachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Punjab and West Bengal received …

Decline in Telangana’s budget for 2026-27; CAG pegs total receipts at ₹3.01 lakh crore

Decline in Telangana’s budget for 2026-27; CAG pegs total receipts at ₹3.01 lakh crore

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Telangana’s revenue receipts for April, in financial year 2026-27, stood at ₹10,974 crore. | Photo Credit: M VENKAT RAO The quantum of the Telangana State budget for the financial year 2026-27 has witnessed a decline after the first month. The State Government has passed the budget with total outlay of ₹3.24 lakh crore including capital receipts. Capital receipts, primarily open market borrowings, loans from Central Government and other loans, account for close to ₹80,000 crore. Of these, the Government proposed to raise ₹73,383 crore from open market, ₹5,500 crore as loans from the Centre and another ₹1,000 crore other loans. However, the monthly key indicators released by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India pegged the total receipts at ₹3.01 lakh crore with capital receipts constituting ₹59,945 crore including Rs. 58,458 crore as borrowings and other liabilities. This is not a new phenomenon as the State witnessed a similar cut in the budgetary outlay during the previous fiscal too. As against the ₹3.04 lakh crore budget for 2025-26 passed by the State Legislature, the total …

CAG flags massive backlog in PSU and autonomous body accounts in Jammu-Kashmir

CAG flags massive backlog in PSU and autonomous body accounts in Jammu-Kashmir

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The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has flagged a massive backlog in the finalisation of accounts of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and autonomous bodies in Jammu and Kashmir, with large number of accounts remaining in arrears as on March 31, 2024. The CAG urged the UT government to ensure strict adherence to timelines for preparation and submission of accounts to strengthen financial discipline, transparency and governance. The audit panel warned that the persistent backlog undermines transparency and legislative oversight, and recommended that the government ensure companies, corporations and autonomous bodies submit their annual accounts within a stipulated time-frame. The CAG report on Union Territory (UT) finances for the year ended March 31, 2024, said, “Accounts in respect of only four companies were audited up to 2022-23. In respect of 35 companies and corporations, audit of 139 accounts was in arrears for periods ranging from one to twelve years.” According to the report, eight autonomous bodies have together failed to submit 40 annual accounts, with delays ranging from three to 14 years. The CAG stressed that …

BJP seeks CBI probe into Gruha Lakshmi scheme

CAG report on Telangana’s fiscal performance in FY25 flags debts, budget underutilisation| India News

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A report of the Comptroller and Auditor General tabled in the Telangana assembly on Monday painted a picture of strained public finances in the state during 2024-25, marked by under-utilisation of the budget, poor revenue mobilisation, rising debt, and irregularities in tax administration. CAG report on Telangana’s fiscal performance in FY25 flags debts, budget underutilisation The report pointed out that while the government managed to keep the fiscal deficit broadly within projected levels through borrowings, the widening revenue deficit and increasing debt burden could remain a matter of concern for the state’s fiscal sustainability. According to the report, the Telangana government was unable to utilise its budget in line with the targets set for the 2024-25 financial year, spending only ₹2,18,251 crore against the ₹2,74,058 crore projected in the budget under revenue and capital expenditure, which amounted to 80%. Under the revenue expenditure, the government had estimated spending ₹2,20,945 crore, but actual spending stood at ₹1,77,224 crore, which was also about 80% per cent of the estimate. In contrast, under capital expenditure, the government had …

Odisha’s Late Marriage Incentives fails to reach beneficiaries in PVTGs, says CAG

Odisha’s Late Marriage Incentives fails to reach beneficiaries in PVTGs, says CAG

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The Odisha Government has failed to effectively implement late marriage incentives aimed at checking early marriages in Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) despite earmarking a dedicated fund for the purpose, says Comptroller Auditor General of India, whose report on performance audit of micro project agencies (MPAs) was tabled in Odisha Legislative Assembly on Tuesday (March 31, 2026). A scheme called  ‘Late marriage incentive to PVTG households’ programme was introduced under Odisha PVTG Empowerment and Livelihood Improvement Programme (OPELIP) in December 2020. The objective was to create awareness regarding prevention of early marriage. According to the CAG report, under the scheme, financial assistance ranging between ₹2,000 and ₹20,000 was to be paid to each girl marrying after 18 years of age, in the shape of an account payee cheque, in a community meeting in the presence of villagers to encourage other girls and their families to adopt a similar practice. Identified community resource persons were assigned to identify girls of PVTG families marrying after 18 years and inform the Village Development Committees (VDCs). “Audit noticed that …

Half of Odisha’s most vulnerable tribals cut off from welfare schemes: CAG report| India News

Half of Odisha’s most vulnerable tribals cut off from welfare schemes: CAG report| India News

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A performance audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has flagged major lapses in welfare delivery for Odisha’s most vulnerable tribal groups, revealing that over half of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) remain excluded from key schemes, while the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme has failed to provide the mandated 100 days of work to 90% of households. CAG audit exposes gaps in Odisha tribal schemes (Getty/ Representative photo) The report, tabled in the state assembly, highlights that despite hundreds of crores in expenditure, 54% of the PVTG population—approximately 1.60 lakh people—were left out of welfare coverage, as the Micro Project Agencies, the primary institutional mechanism for tribal upliftment, failed to extend basic services to newly notified habitations populated by tribals of 13 PVTGs. According to the report, a baseline survey in 2018–19 identified 1,138 new villages inhabited by PVTGs, yet these areas remained outside the reach of the Odisha PVTG Empowerment and Livelihood Improvement Programme. While 18% of these excluded households had access to safe drinking water, gas connectivity …

Debt, deficit, subsidies pushing state finances into deeper stress: CAG | Chandigarh News

Debt, deficit, subsidies pushing state finances into deeper stress: CAG | Chandigarh News

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The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has flagged rising deficit, mounting debt and shrinking fiscal space, warning that high subsidies, committed expenditure and borrowings are pushing Punjab’s finances into deeper stress. The State Finances Audit Report for 2023–24 noted that while Punjab recorded steady economic growth, its fiscal indicators reveal structural weaknesses that could make long-term debt stabilisation difficult. The report stated that there is a persistent mismatch between receipts and expenditure. The report was tabled in the Budget session of Vidhan Sabha on Monday. Punjab’s Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) at current prices grew at a compound annual growth rate of 8.52 per cent, rising from Rs 5.37 lakh crore in 2019–20 to Rs 7.44 lakh crore in 2023–24. The budget outlay also expanded during this period, increasing from Rs 1.62 lakh crore to Rs 2.08 lakh crore, at a compound annual growth rate of 6.50 per cent. But the growth alone has not translated into stronger fiscal stability, as pert the auditor. In 2023–24, Punjab’s GSDP grew 9.34 per cent over …

15,849 vehicles with same chassis, engine number registered in multiple Northeast States: CAG

15,849 vehicles with same chassis, engine number registered in multiple Northeast States: CAG

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A file image of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India building. | Photo Credit: The Hindu GUWAHATI Almost 16,000 vehicles with the same chassis number and engine number are registered in multiple Northeastern States, the latest report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) tabled in the 126-member Assam Assembly on Thursday (February 19, 2026) said. The report said a test check of records of the VAHAN database for Assam and seven other States in the region revealed that 15,849 vehicles bearing the same chassis and engine numbers were registered in two or more States. Of these, 12,112 vehicles were registered in Assam without the mandatory no-objection certificate. This accounted for 76% of such vehicles. In India, a vehicle must have a unique registration number at any given time. A vehicle can be re-registered in a new State upon relocation, which cancels the registration in the previous State. The CAG report flagged “significant deficiencies” in the issuance of transport vehicle permits across eight test-checked District Transport Offices, with only 26,105 permits (21.87%) issued …

CAG Flags Irregularities In 2017 Malda Flood Relief Distribution, Report Submitted To Calcutta HC | India News

CAG Flags Irregularities In 2017 Malda Flood Relief Distribution, Report Submitted To Calcutta HC | India News

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Last Updated:January 03, 2026, 10:11 IST CAG found major irregularities in Malda flood relief fund distribution, with gaps in beneficiary verification and documentation, as reported to Calcutta High Court. According to the CAG report, there were serious procedural lapses, inadequate documentation, and weak verification mechanisms in the selection of beneficiaries and disbursement of flood relief funds. (File photo) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has identified serious irregularities in the distribution of flood relief funds related to the 2017 floods in Malda district of West Bengal. According to the CAG report, there were serious procedural lapses, inadequate documentation, and weak verification mechanisms in the selection of beneficiaries and disbursement of flood relief funds. The findings, accessed by News18, were submitted to the Calcutta High Court pursuant to court directions in two Public Interest Litigations—WPA (P) 316 of 2021 and WPA (P) 375 of 2022—alleging misappropriation of government funds through irregular disbursement of House Building (HB) Grants at the block level. This was in response to the HC order on April 11, 2023, directing the …