LoP Gupta asks Atishi for special session for laying CAG reports in the House
Gupta wrote to Chief Minister Atishi on Thursday reiterating his demand to convene a special session of the Assembly for laying these reports in the House.
Gupta wrote to Chief Minister Atishi on Thursday reiterating his demand to convene a special session of the Assembly for laying these reports in the House.
The discussion on the 75 years of the Constitution will continue in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has detected a series of infrastructure deficiencies stating the human resources, available in hospitals across the state, were not in consonance with the Indian Public Health Standard (IPHS) norms.
Admittedly, telecom is a great opportunity but the reality is that India is still 160th out of 208 countries in terms of mobile phone penetration, according to the International Telecommunication Union (2021) with even Vietnam and Bangladesh boasting more SIM cards than people. Globally too, there are more SIM cards than people.
Highlighting the critical role of grassroots participation in achieving the vision of a 'Viksit Bharat', he said, “We must recognize that citizens are the principal stakeholders in the development process."
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) detected flagrant violation of environmental laws in Sundargarh district, which is one of the most industrialised regions in Odisha.
The CAG's compliance audit report, 2022, which was presented in the assembly on Wednesday, highlighted several irregularities in six departments, including the Revenue & Disaster Management, Rural Development, Scheduled Tribe & Scheduled Caste Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare, Co-operation, etc.
The CAG also asked the ministry to verify from other sources, including third parties, their declared value of sales to check tax evasion.
The CAG report was tabled in the UP Assembly on the last day of the monsoon session yesterday.
The CAG report says that the off-budget borrowings of the kind availed by the KIIFB are adding to the debt burden of the Kerala government.
