Audit Reports
Uttarakhand
Report No. 2 of 2019 - Government of Uttarakhand
Overview
This Report contains two performance audits viz. on (i) System of Procurement, Storage, Transportation and Distribution of foodgrains under Public Distribution System, and (ii) Revenue Receipts from Forest Department, and 23 compliance audit paragraphs including one follow-up audit with financial implications of Rs 2,271.08 crore.
This Report is organised into three chapters. Chapter-I deals with the Social, General and Economic sectors, Chapter-II with the Revenue sector and Chapter-III deals with the Social and Economic sectors (Public Sector Undertaking).
Chapter 1: This chapter contains one Performance Audit namely ‘System of Procurement, Storage, Transportation and Distribution of foodgrains under Public Distribution System’ and results of compliance audit of the departments of the Government of Uttarakhand under the Social, General and Economic sectors (Non-Public Sector Undertakings). The number of paragraphs this year is 11 including three theme based compliance audit paragraphs viz., ‘Old Age Pension Scheme’, ‘Functioning of blood banks in Uttarakhand’ and ‘Role of Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board and Uttarakhand State Transport Department in controlling air pollution in Dehradun’. This Chapter also features a follow up audit on the ‘Performance Audit of Indira Awaas Yojana’. The compliance audit observations inter alia are on the issues of Idle expenditure / Non-achievement of objectives, Loss of revenue and Avoidable expenditure.
Chapter 2 contains Trend of Revenue Receipts, Analysis of Arrears of Revenue, Evasion of Tax, Refund Cases, Preparedness for transition to Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Results of Audit as detailed in introductory part of the Chapter. Besides, the Chapter contains one Performance Audit on ‘Revenue Receipts from Forest Department’ and eight Compliance Audit Paragraphs.
Chapter 3 of the Report relates to the functioning of State Public Sector Undertakings as detailed in the introductory part of the Chapter. Besides, it contains four compliance audit paragraphs.