Harish for completing online audit of all departments
The Hindu
Finance Minister T. Harish Rao has directed the Finance department officials to complete online audit of all the departments ensuring that there are no objections in the next five to six months.The au
Finance Minister T. Harish Rao has directed the Finance department officials to complete online audit of all the departments ensuring that there are no objections in the next five to six months.
The audit wing was entrusted with the responsibility of effective utilization of funds released by the government avoiding misuse of public money. The officials concerned should accordingly focus on conducting audit in a fool-proof manner to check whether there were instances of misuse. Instances of misuse, if any, should be brought to the notice of the government department-wise.
The Minister reviewed the functioning of the audit wing of the department with senior officials on Tuesday. He recalled that the State won accolades from the Central Government by ensuring 100 per cent online auditing of Panchayat Raj department and said steps should be taken to resolve objections raised in panchayats, municipalities and municipal corporations to ensure total recovery.
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