Follow-Up of Audit Reports

(Position as on 31 December 2024)

The departments largely responsible for non-submission of action taken explanatory notes on Audit paragraphs were Taxes, Excise, Transport and R&DM. Action Taken Notes on 155 recommendations of PACs constituted for the period 2004-06 to 2023-26 have to be received from various Departments.

The Reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Public Sector Undertakings, Government of Kerala for the period upto 31 March 2015 were discussed by CoPU. Four subsequent reports, upto 31 March 2019, containing 45 paragraphs (includes Performance Audit also) were placed before the Legislative Assembly between 05 May 2017 and 10 June 2021. The Remedial Measures Taken Statements in respect of 07 out of the 45 paragraphs are awaited (as on 31 December 2024) from the Administrative Departments concerned.

Compliance Audit Report for the year ended March 2021 (Report No: 2 of the year 2022) was presented to Legislature on 28 June 2022. The report, inter alia, contains one paragraph related to PSUs under Agriculture Department (Para 2.2) for which the Remedial Measures Taken Statements are awaited from the Department.

Performance Audit Report for the year ended March 2021 (Report No: 5 of the year 2022) was presented to Legislature on 13/12/2022. The Report, contains the result of the Performance Audit on "Performance of Kerala State Electricity Board Limited during pre and post Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana" covering the period 2015-16 to 2020-21. The Remedial Measures Taken Statements are awaited from the Department.

Composite Compliance Audit Report for the period 2019-21 (Report No: 8 of the year 2022) was presented to Legislature on 14 September 2023. The Report Contains five paragraphs related to PSUs for which the Remedial Measures Taken Statements are awaited from the Department.

Compliance Audit Report for the year ended March 2022 (Report No: 3 of the year 2023) was presented to Legislature on 15 February 2023. The Report Contains three paragraphs related to PSUs which are to be discussed by CoPU, the Remedial Measures Taken Statements for one Paragraph (3.2) is awaited from the Department.

Report of The C&AG of India on General Purpose Financial Report of Public Sector Undertakings for the year ended 31 March 2022 (Report No. 1 of the year 2024) was presented to Legislature on 11 July 2024. The Report Contains two paragraphs related to PSUs for which the Remedial Measures Taken Statements are awaited from the Department. Compliance Audit Report for the year ended 31 March 2022 (Report No. 2 of the year 2024) was presented to Legislature on 11 July 2024. The Report Contains Seven paragraphs related to PSUs for which the Remedial Measures Taken Statements on six paragraphs are awaited from the Department.

Statements of Action Taken on 131 recommendations of CoPU are also awaited as on 31 December 2024.

As per the instructions issued by the Finance Department, Government of Kerala, it is imperative on the part of Government/Departments to furnish Remedial Measures Taken (RMT) Statement on all audit paragraphs to the Principal Accountant General and to the PAC within a period of two months from the date of presentation of the Audit Report to the State Legislature.

Remedial Measures Taken statement in respect of 14 paras is pending from the Government for Audit Report related to Economic Sector, detailed below: -

As per the Hand Book of instructions for speedy settlement of audit objections, Finance Department shall prepare Remedial Measures Taken (RMT) by collecting details from concerned departments and furnish to AG and PAC within 2 months of presentation of the report in the Legislature. The number of audit paragraphs in the Audit Reports for which RMT from Finance Department are pending as on 31 December 2024 are as follows:-