Auditor General submits Annual Report to PM

Auditor General Gehendra Nath Adhikari submitted the annual audit report 2004-05 to Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala on Wednesday.

Submitting the annual report, AG Adhikari said the government needs to introduce stringent measures to control irregularities in ministries and various other public offices.

Misappropriation of revenue rose to Rs 29.9 billion in 2004-05, which is a 3.5 percent increase from the previous year.

The 2000-page audit report shows that the unsettled account (beruju) this year stood at Rs 9.86 billion with Finance, Home, Defence, Physical Planning and Construction and Education ministries accounting for more than half of the unsettled account.

The Finance Ministry alone has to clear Rs 2.9 billion while the unsettled account in Defence Ministry stands at Rs 1.35 billion. The report also points out at growing financial irregularities in corporations and development committees including District Development Committees. nepalnews.com mk Dec 06 06