The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report has accused the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government of scams. The report states that in the previous government, the Finance department has spent funds exorbitantly.
The CAG report stated that irregularities worth Rs 376 crore have been found in Pench project, besides los of Rs 6270 crore in water cess. Losses worth Rs 1224 crore in public sector undertakings (PSUs) and irregularities worth Rs 147 crore in the hostels have been registered.
The CAG report released on the financial year ended on March 31, 2017, it was pointed out that gross irregularities took place in the year 2016-17.
It was found that the government did not mention the expenditure on foreign trips. A total of Rs 8.96 crore was spent on foreign trips from the head of Investment Drive, but the government saved this amount with budgetary probe.
Almost all the corporations and the Mandals of the government remained n losses from 20112 to 2017. They incurred loss of Rs 4,857 crore, while the loss of Rs 1,224 crore was registered in the year 2017 only.
The CAG report stated that the State government continued to invest on these corporations and Mandals, but they did not give any returns.
It pointed out that Contruction Labourer Welfare Mandal did not deposit taxes. Taxes worth Rs 1218 crore collected by the Mandal were not shown in the accounts. No accounts are available in the Mandal since 2012.
It was also mentioned in the report that the government departments did not give details of expenses worth Rs 18,000 crore.