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."
Global support to the weaker nation can be expected mainly to stem and embarrass the adversary, rather than on ideology. Direct involvement by allies or even partners would be unlikely as it could expand the conflict drawing them in, implying proxy wars are possibly the new future. In such scenarios, chances of early peace are unlikely.
Girish Chandra Murmu said this at the 6th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Heads of Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) inaugurated by Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel in Lucknow.
In almost all democratic countries in the world, the Auditor General is appointed from professionals specialising in Auditing and Financial Management because the work of the Auditor General is treated everywhere as a technical job. It is in India that the Government has deluded itself with the idea that a generalist can function better than a specialist and hold any post in the Government. This has created considerable credibility gap vis-à-vis Auditor Generals of the advanced countries
The CAG Act suffers from one lacuna; it remains silent on the vital issue of the requirementsof the post - qualifications for the incumbent and a transparent procedure for appointmentto this technical post. A Judge or the Chief justice of the Supreme Court requires to bea legal luminary or a top leader in the legal profession. Similarly, it is axiomatic that the CAG who is equivalent to the Judge of the Supreme Court must be a professional and a leader having wide experience in public auditing and accounting.
The CAG report on “Waste Management in Indian Railways” was tabled in Parliament on Monday covering aspects in managing waste at stations, coaching depots, maintenance and production units, bio-medical waste generated in hospitals.
