Audit Reports

The works were carried out by contractors through contracts enforceable by law as per Indian Contracts Act of 1872 . DoWR followed the provisions of Odisha Public Works Department (OPWD) Code which laid down the procedure for award and execution of works. This report focuses on the............

As against the requirement of 53 instruments, only 25 were available in the laboratory. Annual mainten ance contracts for instruments were not renewed during 2013-14, 2015-1 6 and 2016-17. Regular calibration of instruments was not done during 2012 -17. The Food Analyst of FTL, Mumbai accepted............

of compensation for delay and no n-restoration/ recovery of loss of a damaged work and non-obtaining/ renewal o f performance guarantees in 48 contracts resulted in extension of undue fina ncial benefits of ` 11.97 crore to the contractors. (Paragraphs 2.3.10.1 and 2.3.10.2) Against `............

This was due to delay in finalisati on of ship building contracts, non-finalisation of agreement with Central Railway Information System for upgradation of Ship Ticketing Advance Reservation S ystem, handing over of a work pertaining to National Highways to National Hi ghways & Infrastructure............

4 of 2018 ii Description Paragraph Page Management of Road Transport Contracts in Assam and NEF (Shillong) Regions 5.2 33 Excess payment of Mandi Labour Charges 5.3 40 Irregular payment of Guarantee Fee Charges 5.4 40 Avoidable expenditure on carry over charges due to non- optimal............

;  High value contracts should be executed in a transparent manner following all financial rules and works should be completed in a time bound manner including th e ongoing work of compterisati on of the University activities;  Adherence of prescribed standards for granting affiliation to............

a long term perspective and executed in a transparent manner in accordance with the pres cribed rules, procedures and terms and conditions of the contracts. Major a udit findings are as under. Multiple agencies were responsible for Delhi Road N etwork. The Urban Development Department did............

Revenue Sector Trend of revenue receipts 1.1.1 1 Analysis of arrears of revenue 1.1.2 3 Arrears in assessments 1.1.3 3 Evasion of tax detected by the department 1.1.4 4 Details of pendency of refund cases 1.1.5 4 Response of the Government/ Departments to Audit 1. 1.6 5 Recovery of accepted cases............

How\bv\br, th\b syst \bm has y\bt to b\b op\brationalis\bd du\b to d\blays in \bx\bcution of contracts, d\bfici\bnt monitoring of programm\b and inad\bquat\b follow up. In addition, ` 3.57 cror\b w\br\b sp\bnt on unn\bc\bssary procur\bm\bnt of mod\bms. (Paragraph 7.1) In\bructuous expenditure............

(Para 2.1) NPCIL had to resort to external borrowings at a hig her interest rate due to non- provisioning for erection reserve supply contracts while availin g Russian credit, which was available at a cheaper rate. This resulted in additional interest cost amounting to ` 76.02 crore. (Para 2.2)............