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Report 1 of 2022, State Finances Audit Report 2020-21, Government of Sikkim

Date on which Report Tabled:
Wed 29 Mar, 2023
Date of sending the report to Government
Government Type
State
Sector Finance

Overview

This Report on the Finances of the Government of Sikkim is being brought out with a view to assessing the financial performance of the State during the year 2020-21. Based on the audited accounts of the Government of Sikkim for the year ended March 2021, this Report provides an analytical review of the annual accounts of the State Government. The Report has five Chapters.

Chapter I describes the basis and approach to the Report and the underlying data, provides an overview of structure of Government accounts, budgetary processes, macro-fiscal analysis of key indices and State’s fiscal position including the deficits/surplus.

Chapter II of this Report provides a broad perspective of the finances of the State, analyses the critical changes in major fiscal aggregates relative to the previous year, overall trends during the period from 2016-17 to 2020-21, debt profile of the State and key Public Account transactions, based on the Finance Accounts of the State.

Chapter III is based on the Appropriation Accounts of the State and reviews the appropriations and allocative priorities of the State Government and reports on deviations from Constitutional provisions relating to budgetary management.

Chapter IV provides comments on the quality of accounts rendered by various authorities of the State Government and issues of non-compliance with prescribed financial rules and regulations by various departmental officials of the State Government.

Chapter V provides an overall picture on the functioning of the State Public Sector Enterprises (SPSEs). The term State Public Sector Enterprises (SPSEs) encompasses the State Government owned/controlled Government Companies set up under the Companies Act, 2013/ Sikkim Registration of Companies Act 1961 and Statutory Corporations established under the proclamations of the erstwhile Chogyal (King) of Sikkim.

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