Legislation Committees

AMG-II (LAD)

The State Level Audit Committee (SLAC) was constituted in February 2006 to examine the findings of the Report of the Examiner of Local Accounts on Urban Local Bodies.  The SLAC, since its constitution, had held three meetings in April 2008, September 2010 and September 2012. However, SLAC did not discuss any audit paragraph.

Subsequently, the matter of discussion of Report of the ELA on ULBs was taken up with the Departments and Secretariat of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly (WBLA).  On the basis of recommendation of the Committee on Rules, 2016-17, WBLA, a set of new rules has been incorporated in the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the WBLA.  Provision has been made for constitution of a committee called ‘Committee on Local Fund Accounts’ every year for scrutiny of the Report of the ELA on ULBs and report thereon. The said Committee came into operation with effect from 3 August 2018.

The Committee on Local Fund Accounts has so far discussed 4 audit paragraphs during 2018-19 to 2019-20 which are as following -