Depts Create Hurdles To Hide Wrongdoings: Who Is Afraid Of Audit In Jammu And Kashmir? thekashmirmonitor.net

Seeming exasperated over dilly-dallying tactics by some departments, Accountant General (AG) has written to the Finance Department expressing serious concern over the repeated attempts by some officials to scuttle the audit system. “An audit party was deputed for collecting the copies of contracts and agreements from the heads of the departments of all the Public Works Departments and civil departments. The departments were not allowing the audit team to access relevant documents. The objective of scrutiny is to see whether the contracts or agreements have not led to loss or wastage of public money and also to ensure that the rules and regulations provide reasonable security against malpractices,” reads a letter by AG.