Caught in a bind, the Kerala CPI (M) strategy is now “attack is the best defense” and, after attacking national investigative agencies, it is the CAG that raged on Sunday. The Minister of Finance of the State, Thomas Issac, was hammer and pliers against the Comptroller and Auditor General. The …
Read More »Parliament panel to visit Ladakh from October 28-29 amidst India-China clash
A group of parliamentarians will visit the Ladakh sector to get first-hand information on aspects related to high-altitude clothing for soldiers, housing and rations at a time when India and China are locked in a border row and have been made efforts to reduce friction. it made no progress, officials …
Read More »No water in 72% of school bathrooms built by PSU, says CAG | India News
NEW DELHI: In a survey conducted on school restrooms built by central public sector companies (CPSE) in government schools, he Controller and Auditor General found that in 75% of cases the toilets were not hygienically maintained, 72% did not have running water, and 30% were not in use due to …
Read More »CAG Puts Holes in Helicopter Upgrade, Points to Concerns About Navy Ships
The modernization of the Indian Air Force Mi-17 medium-lift helicopters, proposed in 2002, has not been achieved, compromising the operational readiness of the fleet, India’s chief auditor said in a report presented at Parliament on Wednesday. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) said the helicopters were flying with limited capacity, …
Read More »Dassault Aviation, MBDA Still Must Meet Compensation Obligations Under Rafale Agreement: CAG | India News
NEW DELHI: French aerospace specialty Dassault Aviation and European missile manufacturer MBDA have yet to fulfill their compensation obligations to offer high-tech to India as part of the deal related to the acquisition of 36 Rafale jets, the Controller and Auditor General it said in a report published Wednesday. Dassault …
Read More »The PM CARES fund received Rs 3,076 Cr within the first 5 days of launch; Why are there no names, asks Chidambaram
File photo of the leader of Congress, P Chidambaram. The fund was created with an initial corpus of Rs 2.25 lakh. PM CARES ‘”receipts and payments account” indicated that Rs 3,075.85 crore came from national voluntary contributions and Rs 39.67 lakh were foreign contributions. He has also received an interest …
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