‘PAC Chairman’s allegations of accounting lapses not factual’
The Hindu
All transactions have been carried out as per procedure: official
Officials of the Finance Department have negated the observations of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman and TDLP leader Payyavula Keshav on accounting lapses. The officials asserted that the allegations were not factual. In a statement on Friday, Principal Secretary (Finance) Shamsher Singh Rawat said that the Principal Accountant General (A&E), in a letter dated May 4, 2021, had made an observation that 10,806 bills involving an amount of ₹41,043.08 crore were drawn under Special Bill category for the accounts of the year 2020-21. The PAG had even said that the amount was drawn without adhering to the codal provisions.More Related News