Audit Reports

India is a major maritime nation with vital economic and security interests linked to the seas. Although the Indian Navy's major role revolves around deterrence of security threats yet by virtue of India's emergence as an economic power and its...

India is a major maritime nation with vital economic and security interests linked to the seas.  Establishment of the Indian Coast Guard as a new service in August 1978 was the result of an awareness in the Government of India for the...

The total expenditure of the Defence Services during 2008 - 09 was Rs 1,18,006 crore. Of this, the Air Force and Navy spent Rs 29,842 crore and Rs 17,406 crore respectively. The combined expenditure of the two services accounts for 40 per cent of...

The SMERCH Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher System procured from a foreign firm at a cost of Rs 2633 crore could not be fully operationalised for one to three years due to defects in various sub systems, delay in buying the logistics equipments and...

The Ministry of Defence is the biggest landholder in the Government with a holding of 17.31 lakh acres of land. Of this, approximately 2 lakh acres are inside the 62 Cantonments located in various parts of the country. Outside these Cantonments,...

In June 2009 Ministry of Defence informed the Comptroller & Auditor General of India that consequent to a case having been registered by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against Shri Sudipta Ghosh, former Director General Ordnance Factories ...

The present report contains the results of the performance audit of the Canteen Stores Department (CSD) under Ministry of Defence. The audit was conducted by the office of the Director General of Audit, Defence Services under the direction of the...

This Audit Report includes matters arising out of the performance audits of (a) Operation and Maintenance of Mi series Helicopters in the Indian Air Force and (b) Functioning of the Aviation Arm of the Indian Navy. Helicopters are a key component of ...

The Army Service Corps(ASC) is entrusted with the responsibility of providing categories, namely dry and fresh. Dry rations comprise of rice, wheat/affa, sugar, tea, edible oil, dal, dry fruits and tinned foods whereas items like vegetables, fruit,...