QUETTA: Massive irregularities found in Balochistan’s annual expenditures of 2017-18 in a new audit report regarding Balochistan. Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)

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QUETTA: Massive irregularities found in Balochistan’s annual expenditures of 2017-18 in a new audit report regarding Balochistan.

According to Auditor General’s report 2018-19, Balochistan government spent 259 billion rupees while 161 billion rupees were audited.

Irregularities of 59.7 billion rupees were identified in the report, due to negligence of department officers, personal gains and violation of rules and regulations.

The key audit finding of the reports includes, 66 instances of irregular expenditures of Rs. 44.03 billion rupees, 22 instances of unauthorized expenditures of 7.3 billion rupees and 23 instances of recoverable 2.2 billion rupees.

It has also mentioned that in 10 different cases officials were failed records of 2 billion rupees expenditures, while 27 instances of evasion of taxes and duties worth 1.97 billion rupees were identified.

According the report, in 8 different projects government sustained loss of total 1.8 billion rupees, while 127 million rupees expenditures were misappropriation or doubtful.

Audit report has also mentioned an over-payment of 326 million rupees in 20 different occasion.

Irrigation department of Balochistan topped with 9.17 billion rupees of irregularities, while 7.85 billion rupees in board of revenue, 2.96 billion rupees in Communication and works, 1.68 billion rupees in education, 1.16 billion rupees in Health, 2.40 billion rupees in Agriculture and 1.41 billion rupees irregularities were identified in Mines and Mineral department.

14 provisional departments, 4 autonomous departments were notified in the audit report as part of irregularities.

Audit General also recorded stern action the officers of the department and other responsible with addition to recoveries of irregular expenditures.

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