Audit Reports

As on 31 March 2009, there were 438 central government Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under the audit jurisdiction of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. These included 321 government companies, 111 deemed government companies and six...

The gross traffic receipts of Rs.79,861.85 crore registered a growth of 11.35 per cent and the working expenses of Rs.71,839.30 crore rose by 31.91 per cent over the year 2007-08. The net revenue surplus of Rs.4,456.78 crore after payment of...

In 2008-09, there were 292 Central autonomous bodies whose accounts were to be certified under Sections 19(2) and 20(1) of the CAG's (DPC) Act, 1971. Government of India released Rs. 24845.65 crore towards grants/loans to 235 bodies during 2008-09....

Direct taxes collections increased from Rs. 2,30,181 crore in 2006-07 to Rs. 3,33,818 crore in 2008-09 at an average annual rate of growth of 27.3 per cent. Global recession and economic slowdown in 2008-09 had an impact on actual collections which...

This Report discusses the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on the accounts of the Union and also analyses the finances of the Union Government for the year 2008-09. It also contains an analysis of the Appropriation Accounts,...

A taxpayer becomes eligible for a refund if the tax paid by him was higher than the tax due in the year. The refund process gets initiated with the claim contained in the annual tax returns submitted by the taxpayer, which is then examined by the...

The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) was launched in April 2005 to provide accessible, affordable, accountable, effective and reliable healthcare facilities in the rural areas of the entire country especially to poor and vulnerable sections of...

We conducted a performance audit on the levy of customs duty on 'natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof, imitation jewellery, coin (chapter 71 of Customs...

The Land and Development Office (L&DO), which is an attached office of the Ministry of Urban Development (Ministry), is responsible for the administration of the properties of the Government of India (Gol) in Delhi. The L&DO reportedly...

An aggrieved tax payer has the right to dispute a tax demand with the Income Tax Department through the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals). Second appeal against the orders of CIT (A) lies in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) which...