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06/04/2011

Bihar govt had taken steps to address shortcomings highlighted by CAG: Sushil Modi

 

Patna,(BiharTimes): Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, who also holds the Finance portfolio, said on Tuesday that the Bihar government had taken serious note of the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India for the the last fiscal.
Talking to reporters in Patna he said that the state government had taken effective steps to address the shortcomings highlighted by the report.


He said that the drawals through AC Bills have been restricted and only Rs 496 crore was drawn from the treasuries in the months of February and March this year.


It needs to be recalled that the CAG had found 1,021 cases of defalcation, misappropriation, loss and theft involving Rs 407.97 crore pending with various departments of the Bihar government as of March 2010.

 

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