Audit Reports

In the course of discharging its functions, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is, inter alia, responsible for acquisition and maintenance of properties owned by the Government of India (Gol) in India and abroad. The MEA manages properties in...

In 2011-12, there were 354 central autonomous bodies whose accounts were to be certified under Section 19(2) and 20(1) of the CAG's (DPC) Act 1971. Government of India released Rs.36247.97 crore towards grants/loans to 222 central autonomous bodies...

The Supreme Court of India directed in October 2002 that a 'Compensatory Afforestation Fund' (CAF) shall be created in which all the monies received from the user-agencies towards compensatory afforestation, additional compensatory afforestation,...

This Report contains significant audit findings which arose from the compliance audit of the financial transactions of Civil Ministries. It contains 17 chapters. Chapter I gives a brief introduction while Chapters II to XVI present detailed audit...

This Report discusses the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on the accounts of the Union Government and analyses the finances of the Union Government for the year 2011-12. It also contains an analysis of the Appropriation...

The Government of India has enacted a number of legislations in the area of social security. Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 is an important Act in this regard. The Act provides for compulsory provident fund, pension ...

Constitution of India stipulates that it shall be the duty of every citizen of India to value and preserve the rich heritage of composite culture. We thus, have a special responsibility for preservation of our heritage as one of our fundamental...

Indian Council for Cultural Relations was established with the primary objective of establishing, reviving and strengthening cultural relations and mutual understanding between India and other countries. To achieve this objective, the authorities of ...

Procurement of food grains increased from 343 lakh metric tonne (LMT) to 634 LMT during the period 2006-07 to 2011-12. As a result, stock of food grains in the Central Pool also went up from 259 LMT on 1 June 2007 to 824 LMT on 1 June 2012. Such a...

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, (MGNREGA) was enacted with the objective of enhancing livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days  of  guaranteed  wage  employment  in ...