Key Points
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of Indias report revealed that the estate office had failed to keep records of government receipts and dues of ground rent..
Pointing to irregularities in the functioning of the UT Estate Office, Sector-17, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India revealed that the department had caused a loss of about 18 crore to the government exchequer in the financial year 2021-2022...
The CAG report revealed that the estate office failed to recover ground rent and goods and services tax (GST) from 13 petrol pumps and LPG sites which caused a loss of 7.22 crore to the exchequer...
In 2018, the sub-divisional magistrate (SDM, South) had issued a show-cause notice over a building violation under his jurisdiction and directed the assistant estate officer (AEO) and SDO (building) to remove the encroachment..
The audit report also found that in 2021-22, UT hired at least 35 more contractual employees than the sanctioned strength that caused a loss of 3.55 crore to the government exchequer..
