Publication & Reports
(Position as on 31 December 2022)
| Sl No | Year of Audit Report | Total No. of paras | Date of presentation of Audit Report before the legislature | Total No. of paras considered by Committee on Public Accounts | Total No. of pending audit paras | No. of paras for which Remedial Measures Taken received but not considered by PAC | Remedial Measures Taken not received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012-13 Standalone Report (PA to KVATIS) | 1 | 17.07.2014 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2013-14 | 30 | 11.03.2015 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | 2014-15 | 31 | 24.02.2016 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | 2015-16 | 29 | 06.03.2017 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | 2016-17 | 28 | 12.06.2018 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 4 |
| 6 | 2017-18 | 18 | 12.02.2020 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | 2018-19 | 12 | 10.06.2021 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 11 |
| Total | 149 | 56 | 93 | 44 | 49 |
The departments largely responsible for non-submission of action taken explanatory notes on Audit paragraphs were Taxes, Excise, Transport and R&DM. Action Taken Notes on 119 recommendations of PACs constituted for the period 2004-06 to 2021-23 have to be received from various Departments.
The Reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Public Sector Undertakings, Government of Kerala for the period upto 31 March 2015 were discussed by CoPU. Four subsequent reports, upto 31 March 2019, containing 45 paragraphs (includes Performance Audit also) were placed before the Legislative Assembly between 05 May 2017 and 10 June 2021. The Remedial Measures Taken Statements in respect of 18 out of the 45 paragraphs are awaited (as on 31 December 2022) from the Administrative Departments concerned.
Compliance Audit Report for the year ended March 2021 (Report No: 2 of the year 2022) was presented to Legislature on 28 June 2022. The report, inter alia, contains one paragraph related to PSUs under Agriculture Department (Para 2.2) for which the Remedial Measures Taken Statements are awaited from the Department.
Statements of Action Taken on 191 recommendations of CoPU are also awaited as on 31 December 2022.