SHILLONG: The Comptroller and Accountant General (CAG) report has revealed that there have been 76 cases of theft, misappropriation and loss involving government money in the State.
The CAG said that according to Rule 112 of the Meghalaya Financial Rules, 1981 any defalcation or loss of public money or other property discovered in Government Treasury or other office or department, which is under the audit of the Accountant General, should be immediately reported to the Accountant General, even when such loss has been made good by the person responsible for it.
The CAG further stated that the State government reported 76 cases of theft, misappropriation and loss involving government money amounting to Rs 2.15 crore up to March 2015 on which final action was pending.
According to CAG, during 2014-15, three cases of theft in respect of Health and Family Welfare department involving Rs 4.94 lakh and one case of misappropriation in respect of Agriculture department involving Rs 0.44 lakh were written off by the government.
CAG further said that out of Rs 2.15 crore, the highest amount of theft and loss of Rs 1.02 crore pertained to the Finance department involving two cases, while the highest amount of misappropriation of Rs 44.08 lakh pertained to the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly involving two cases.
