Bihar Government Faces Scrutiny Over Unsubmitted Project Funds

Imagine the government spends money on schools, roads, and other projects.

After spending the money, they need to prove they used it correctly, like a receipt.

But the Bihar government didn't provide these 'receipts' (called Utilization Certificates) for over 70,000 crore rupees!

This makes it hard to know if the money was spent properly and could lead to misuse.

The CAG, a government watchdog, pointed this out in their report.

They also mentioned that some departments didn't submit necessary bills, which isn't good.

The state spent most of the money budgeted for the year, but still had a lot of savings.