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23 August 2011
Performance
Report No. 14 of 2011 - Performance Audit on Security Management in Indian Railways Union Government, Railways

Indian Railways was earlier reviewed by Audit and results included in Paragraph 2.2 of Report No.9 of 2000 (Railways) of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. In this report, Audit had highlighted the need to evolve a unified overseeing arrangement which is absent as RPF, an armed......

Sector:
Transport & Infrastructure

1.10 Acknowledgement The audit objectives, scope of study and methodology were discussed with Director General /Railway Protection Force, Adviser /Finance at Railway Board as well as with General Managers /concerned departmental heads in the zones by the Principal Directors of Audit during......

9 of 2000 (Railways) of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. In this report, Audit had highlighted the need to evolve a unified overseeing arrangement which is absent as RPF, an armed force under the control of the Railways was mainly concerned with protection of railway......

Audit on Security Management in Indian Railways included in Paragraph 2.2 of Report No.9 of 2000 (Railways) of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India had highlighted the need to evolve a unified overseeing arrangement which is absent as RPF, an armed force under the control......

2007) under Surveillance System of International standards the chairmanship of Additional covering entry/exit points, Platforms, Waiting Director General /RPF to study Halls, Concourse area, Circulating area, Parking area and vital installations at the Railway the requirements of a security......

A review in Audit of the security arrangements in some of the important establishments like General Manager (GM)’s office, Railway Hospitals, Workshops, Yards, Passenger Reservation System (PRS) servers etc. of the Zonal Railways revealed the following: Out of 15 General Manager's offices......

This group is convened by the Additional General Managers and includes the representatives from safety, security and Engineering departments. During any security related crisis, the railways may need the help of other agencies for their expertise. In these cases the instructions contained in......

(T.K. SANYAL) New Delhi Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General Dated: Countersigned (VINOD RAI) New Delhi Comptroller and Auditor General of India Dated: Report No.14 o f 2011-12 (Railways)......

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20 December 2011
Performance
Report No. 22 of 2011 - Performance Audit of Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme Union Government, Department of -Indirect Taxes

there were no loopholes in the scheme being taken undue advantage of.  The  Director  General  of  Foreign  Trade  (DGFT)  issued  89,000  licences  between  the  year  2000  and  2008  of  which  63  per  cent ......

Sector:
Taxes and Duties

As the general duty rates on imports fell over time, the concessional rates were also revised downwards. The export obligation on new licencees was reduced substantially in 2004 and the basis for calculation of EO was changed from the CIF value of imports to quantum of duty saved. The Ministry......

Therefore, we recommend that an automated monitoring system should be implemented by the Director General of Foreign Trade in a time bound manner. This system should have an interface with the customs Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) system for access to import and export data that would......

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Audit of Revenue Receipts - Indirect Taxes of the Union Government is conducted under the Section 16 of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971. The observations included in this Report have been selected from the findings of a......

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The Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issued 89,000 licences between the year 2000 and 2008 of which 63 per cent were issued from Mumbai, Delhi, Coimbatore, Chennai and Bengaluru. Total revenue forgone on this scheme from 2005-06 to 2009-10 was ^ 38,188 crore. The total revenue......

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23 August 2011
Performance
Report No. 15 of 2011 - Performance Audit of Service Tax on Banking and other Financial Services and Duty Drawback Scheme Union Government, Department of -Indirect Taxes

This section contains a performance audit of Service Tax on 'Banking and other Financial Services'. We conducted a performance audit to evaluate the adequacy of provisions of the Finance Act, 1994, Service Tax Rules and related instructions in...

Sector:
Taxes and Duties

The Directorate General (Service Tax) is a body constituted by Government of India in 1997 to centralise the work of service tax which has been expanding speedily by coverage of more and more services under the service tax net. This body was constituted to ensure that proper establishment......

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After the Customs Department grants the ‘Let Export’ order against a particular shipping bill, the carrier submits the details of the Export General Manifest online. The claim is transmitted to the drawback queue for processing by the Drawback branch. After the drawback is sanctioned......

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Audit of Revenue Receipts - Indirect Taxes of the Union Government is conducted under the Section 16 of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971. The Report presents the results of audit reviews and appraisals of receipts under......

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Services (India) Limited Cenvat Central value added tax CMPFO Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation CMS Cash management service DGST Director General of Service Tax FCI Food Corporation of India FIRC Foreign inward remittance certificate HUF Hindu undivided family IDFC Infrastructure......

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01 August 2014
Compliance
Report No. 17 of 2014 - Union Government, Communications and IT Sector

Union Government (Communications and IT Sector) Compliance Audit Observations No. 17 of 2014Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March 2012 Union Government......

Sector:
Information and Communication

Report No. 17 of 2014 CHAPTER-I INTRODUCTION 1.1 About this Report This Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) of India relates to matters arising from compliance audit of the financial transactions of the Ministry of Communications and......

There are 22 Postal Circles across the country, each headed by a Chief Post Master General (CPMG). For one or more Postal Circles, there is a Postal Accounts Office (PAO), headed by an officer of the rank of General Manager/Director/Deputy Director of Accounts. The PAO is under the......

Land inherited/acquired by the Company is managed by the Civil Wing of the Company, headed by Principal General Manager/Building Works (PGM/BW) at the Corporate Office, New Delhi. The PGM reports to the Executive Director (New Business)/ Director (Enterprises) at the Corporate Office. At the......

2013) that verification of other than monthly CAF Audit was mostly limited to cases received through Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) and were generally the cases which were found to be non-compliant or suspected by them. Further, these cases also include the cases inspected by the TERM......

wqi|q Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March 2012 Union Government (Communications and IT Sector) Compliance Audit Observations No. 17 of 2014 Report......

Report No. 17 of 2014 CHAPTER-VI GENERAL 6.1 Follow up on Audit Reports The Lok Sabha Secretariat issued instructions in April 1982 to all Ministries to furnish notes to the......

This Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India contains results of compliance audit of transactions of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. The instances mentioned in this Report are those, which came to notice in the course of test audit for the period......

In the case of ETDC Bangalore and Hyderabad it was stated that equipment of such high precision and complexities are generally subject to fine tuning exercise during installation at site. Also these sophisticated equipments were not plug and play type and hence outright rejection was not......

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disbursement of Old Age Pension in Jharkhand Postal Circle In disregard of Postal Directorate instructions of December 2005, the Chief Postmaster General, Jharkhand Postal Circle failed to realise service charge of T1.52 crore during 2008-2013 against disbursement of Old Age Pension under......

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16 December 2011
Performance
Report No. 23 of 2011 - Performance Audit of Recovery of Arrears of Tax Demand

Direct tax collections, amounting to RS 4.35 lakh crore accounted for three-fourth of revenue receipts of the Government of India in 2009-10. At the same time the uncollected portion of tax demand was RS 2.29 lakh crore in March 2010 equivalent to...

Sector:
Taxes and Duties

The TRO may, if so authorized by the Commissioner, by general or special order, recover any arrears of tax due from an assessee, by distraint55 or sale of his movable property. The Act also empowers the TRO to attach immovable property of the defaulting assessee and cause his arrest and......

Report No. 23 of 2011-12 (Performance Audit) CHAPTER 2 Inventory of Arrears As on March 2010 tax demand worth ? 2,29,032 crore was in arrears. The amount has nearly doubled with reference to the previous year. Individuals accounted for 81 per cent...

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The audit of Revenue Receipts - Direct Taxes of the Union Government is conducted under Section 16 of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971. Our findings are based mainly on test audit conducted during the period December 2010......

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05 August 2011
Performance
Report No. 7 of 2011 - Performance Audit on Role and Functioning of Indian Coast guard

In general, the Five Year Plans proposed by the ICG have been unrealistic and unachievable. Despite the fact that the Ministry of Finance / Ministry of Defence have curtailed the financial outlays of these plans, the Indian Coast Guard has been unable to spend the amounts approved. On the......

Sector:
Defence and National Security

1.2 Organisational set up The ICG is headed by a Director General, an officer of the rank of Vice Admiral of the Indian Navy. The Director General is assisted by other officers who are responsible for different duties and responsibilities. The Director General Coast Guard (DGCG) exercises his......

In absence of credible intelligence it was difficult to trace the culprits. Besides, more than 5,000 Dhows6 generally operate from Gujarat and new crafts are built / added every year. The crafts carry out traditional trade with Gulf and African countries. Although, the Port authorities had......

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District Commander CRN Close Range Naval D DAC Defence Acquisition Council DADF Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries DG(S) Director General of Shipping DGICG Director General Indian Coast Guard DGLL Director General Light Houses and Light Ships DHQ District Headquarters Dor......

Five ICG Aviation units5 are running without any Government approved Unit Establishment (UE). They have been created by Director General Coast Guard under his delegated powers. In the absence of a government approved UE, these Aviation units are performing their roles by utilising the assets......

New Delhi (GAUTAM GUHA) Dated: Director General of Audit Defence Services Countersigned New Delhi (VINOD RAI) Dated: Comptroller and Auditor General of India 80......

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In general, the Five Year Plans proposed by the ICG have been unrealistic and unachievable. Despite the fact that the Ministry of Finance / Ministry of Defence have curtailed the financial outlays of these plans, the Indian Coast Guard has been unable to spend the amounts approved. On the......

The vessels proceeding for ship breaking yards notify the Director General (DG) Shipping under the Government of India and are cleared by DG Shipping and other concerned authorities. Ship Breaking at Alang Other Operational Roles 76 Performance Audit on the Role and Functioning of the Indian......

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23 August 2011
Performance
Report No. 12 of 2011-12 - Performance Audit of Business of Civil Construction

The construction industry has emerged as an important driver of India's economic growth - both in terms of its share of GDP and its contribution towards employment generation. A number of tax concessions are given to entities in this sector. An...

Sector:
Taxes and Duties

12 of 2011-12 (Performance Audit) 1.3 Legal Provisions Income tax assessment of entities engaged in civil construction are governed by general provisions for computation of income from business and specific provisions relating to deductions/ exemptions etc as laid out in the Income Tax Act......

New Delhi (MEENAKSHI GUPTA) Dated Director General (Direct Taxes) Countersigned New Delhi (VINOD RAI) Dated Comptroller and Auditor General of India 39......

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The audit of Revenue Receipts - Direct Taxes of the Union Government is conducted under Section 16 of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971. Our findings are based on mainly test audit conducted during the year 2010. Some......

2005 requires certain specified persons/entities to file an annual information report (AIR) on specified financial transactions with the Director General (CIB). For instance, information on immovable properties valued 30 lakh or more and registered on or after 1st April 2004 is to be......

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01 August 2014
Compliance
Report No. 12 of 2014 - Compliance Audit on indirect Taxes Union Government, Department of Revenue Customs

Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March 2013 Union Government (Department of Revenue –Customs) (Compliance Audit) No.12 of 2014......

Sector:
Taxes and Duties

1.7 Tax base The customs revenue base will comprise of the Importers and Exporters issued with Importer Exporter Code (IEC)5 by the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). As on January 2014 there are 864022 valid lECs. There are 345 active ports at present which comprises 102 EDI, 71......

Audit scrutiny of the deemed export claim files for the period from 2007-08 to 2010-11 provided to Audit by the office of the Addl. Director General of Foreign Trade, New Delhi revealed that NHAI had regulated payments to the contractors as per the terms of the contract. Further, Addl. DGFT also......

115 Report No.12 of 2014 - Union Government (Indirect Taxes - Customs) B. Import General manifest and Export General manifest 7.19 Introduction Section 30 of the Customs Act, 1962 prescribes that the person-in-charge of a vessel or an aircraft carrying imported goods or his agent as per section......

Commissionerate Countervailing duty CVD Crude palm oil CPO Customs tariff heading CTH Department of Revenue DoR Department of Commerce DoC Director General of Foreign Trade DGFT Directorate General of valuation DGOV Divisional Opium Officers DOO Domestic tariff area DTA Duty Entitlement Pass......

The department incorrectly assessed the goods under CTH 12099190. As per Rule 3 (a) of General Rule for Interpretation (GRI), the heading which provides most specific description shall be preferred to heading providing more general description. In the instant case, the item described in Bill of......

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Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March 2013 Union Government (Department of Revenue -Customs) (Compliance Audit) No.12 of 2014 Report No. 12 of......

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{Paragraphs 2.1 to 2.5.2} Chapter III Incorrect application of General exemption notifications Duty of 7 89.31 crore was short levied due to incorrect application of exemption notifications. {Paragraphs 3.1 to 3.7} Chapter IV: Assessment of customs revenue Audit detected incorrect......

A and Part-B of Schedule-Ill of aforementioned Rules at A1180 & B1110, for recycling, recovery and reuses, requires a license to import from Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and prior written permission from Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF), as per Rule-14. Further, as per Para 2.17......

6.13.2 Ambiguity in the Opium policy Opium poppy is cultivated strictly in accordance with the General conditions finalized by the Government of India, considering the total requirement of opium as well as keeping in view the imperative need to control diversion of opium produce into......

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APPENDICES GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Report No.12 of 2014 - Union Government (Indirect Taxes - Customs) Intelligence MOC&I PSUs/EPCs MOF Trade Finance Enforcement DOC DOR Sn . ... ? 1 ? > T3 Ombudsman Trade Policy T3 DGFT n> Division (TPD) / 3 Chairman Q. ...

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The audit has been conducted in conformity with the Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.......

Report No.12 of 2014 - Union Government (Indirect Taxes - Customs) CHAPTER III INCORRECT APPLICATION OF GENERAL EXEMPTION NOTIFICATIONS The Government under section 25 (1) of the Customs Act, 1962 is empowered to exempt either absolutely or subject to......

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10 May 2012
Performance
Report No. 30 of 2011 – Performance Audit of Revival of Sick Central Public Sector Enterprises

The winding up is a time consuming procedure and generally takes between six to ten years.  Sick industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act of 1985 (SICA) - enacted to determine sickness and expedite revival of potentially viable units or closure of unviable units. Under SICA, Board for......

Sector:
Finance
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Performance Audit on Revival of Sick Central Public Sector Enterprises Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India Union Government (Commercial) No. 30 of 2011-12 (Performance Audit) Performance Audit on Revival of Sick Central Public Sector......

New Delhi (ARVIND K. AWASTHI) Dated : 30th March, 2012 Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General and Chairman, Audit Board Countersigned New Delhi (VINOD RAI) Dated : 30th March, 2012 Comptroller and Auditor General of India Performance Audit Report on 73 'Revival of sick CPSEs'......

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Preface This Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has been prepared to assess the adequacy and effectiveness of the efforts made by the Government of India and the Managements of......

Revival schemes Audit observed that in NTC, CCI and HEC, the cost of the revival schemes was to be met primarily from sale of surplus land, which generally required the consent of respective State Governments. The schemes did not provide alternative strategies to fund the schemes in case of......

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18 July 2014
Compliance
Report No. 8 of 2014 - Compliance Audit on indirect Taxes - Central Excise Union Government, Department of Revenue

Exemptions under section 5A(1) of the Central Excise Act amounted to RS 2,06,188 crore (RS 1,87,688 crore as general exemptions and RS 18,500 crore as area based exemptions) i.e. 117 per cent of the revenues from Central Excise. Cases involving duty of RS 17,020.54 crore were pending as on 31......

Sector:
Taxes and Duties

Taxes are broadly classified as direct and indirect taxes. Generally, taxes paid directly to the Government by the persons on whom the tax is imposed/ levied are referred to as direct taxes. These include income tax, corporation tax, wealth tax etc.2 3 On the other hand, indirect taxes are......

It addresses risks and provides reasonable assurance that in pursuit of the entity's mission, the entity is achieving the following general objectives: a) executing orderly, ethical, economical, efficient and effective operations; b) fulfilling accountability obligations; c) complying with......

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«W»)e( Miqt) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March 2013 Union Government Department of Revenue (Indirect Taxes - Central Excise) (Compliance Audit) Report......

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The audit has been conducted in conformity with the Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.......

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Exemptions under section 5A(1) of the Central Excise Act amounted to 2,06,188 crore ( 1,87,688 crore as general exemptions and ^ 18,500 crore as area based exemptions) i.e. 117 per cent of the revenues from Central Excise. (Paragraph 1.16) Cases involving duty of 17,020.54 crore were......

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Tribunal CETA Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 Commissionerate O/o Commissioner of Central Excise / Service Tax CX/CE Central Excise DGCEI Director General of Central Excise (Intelligence) Division / Range Central Excise / Service Tax division / range office under the Commissionerate DOR......

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