This Report for the year ended March 2018 has been prepared for submission to the Governor under Article 151 of the Constitution of India for being laid in the State Legislature.
The Report starts with an Introductory Chapter outlining the audit scope, mandate and the key audit findings which emerged during the year-long audit exercise in Karnataka.
Chapter II deals with Performance Audit on Implementation of Textile Policy 2013-18 and Agricultural Marketing Reforms in Karnataka.
Chapter III deals with findings of Compliance Audit and Thematic Audit on Sericulture (Agriculture and Horticulture Department), Forest, Ecology and Environment Department, Minor Irrigation and Ground Water Development Department and Public Works, Ports and Inland Water Transport Department.
The instances mentioned in this Report are among those, which came to notice in the course of audit for the year 2017-18 as well as those, which came to notice in earlier years, but could not be reported in the previous Audit Reports.