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HomeSeries: Understanding Public Project Audits

Series: Understanding Public Project Audits

This is a series of explainers by experts from the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), India’s statutory watchdog agency.

Real estate projects under development in Bengaluru
Governance

Audit report: Undervaluation of properties resulting in crores lost in stamp duty, registration fees

August 29, 2022 E P Nivedita and Pavan Kumar Reddy

Across 27 projects in three districts, undervaluation contributed to stamp duty and registration fee losses of Rs 63.72 crores.

Encroached footpaths on road leading to Siddapura Road Junction from NIMHANS. Pic: The Footpath Initiative
Infrastructure

Road safety: Audit reveals BBMP roads most hazardous, with 19-20 hazards per km

August 3, 2022 E P Nivedita and Monali Phadtare

Even during the 2020 lockdown, targets for reduction in fatal accidents, as compared to 2015 figures, were not realised.

Toll booths at Highway
Governance

Roads not completed, users overcharged — the many potholes in implementing highway projects

June 21, 2022 E P Nivedita and Pavan Kumar Reddy

CAG audit finds the Karnataka Road Development Corporation ignored gross violations of safety requirements specified in the project agreements.

Construction workers on a busy road
Governance

Why the cess meant for welfare of construction workers remains largely unutilised

June 8, 2022 E P Nivedita and Monali Phadtare

Despite a state board to provide for their welfare, construction workers get nothing from the bounty others reap from the real estate boom of recent times.

Ganite quarry
Governance

Audit revealed Karnataka lost Rs 191.96 crore due to Illegal mining

May 4, 2022 E P Nivedita and Monali Phadtare

Environmental impact of quarrying include alteration of terrain, soil erosion, loss of habitat for some species and decrease in ground water recharge.

Teacher in a classroom
Governance

Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan: Lapses galore, but audit also shows state’s positive trajectory

April 25, 2022 E P Nivedita and Pavan Kumar Reddy

Population projections show a decreasing trend among Karnataka’s 0-18 yrs age group. Hence priority should be better implementation of the RMSA scheme.

Line of ambulances being flagged off
Governance

When an ambulance driver stopped for dinner and never reached the patient, who died later

March 18, 2022 E P Nivedita and Pavan Kumar Reddy

The audit report highlights issues like shortage of pilots and Emergency Medical Technicians and use of ambulances for non-emergency purposes.

Vidhana Soudha
Governance

How citizens can use audit reports to be effective watchdogs

March 2, 2022 E P Nivedita and Pavan Kumar Reddy

Audit reports help understand governments’ performance and delivery, so you as a citizen can then hold your elected reps and officials accountable!


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