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Chittoor Zilla Parishad Faces Audit Questions Over ₹66.36 Crore
Auditors checked the accounts of Chittoor Zilla Parishad, a local government body.
They raised 98 concerns about spending in 2024–25, involving ₹66.36 crore.
The auditors said some records were missing or did not clearly show how money was used.
For example, the Zilla Parishad could not provide records showing which works received ₹5.74 crore drawn from Finance Commission funds.
Bills worth ₹3.26 crore were also missing from the cash book.
Auditors raised concerns about taxes and other amounts that should have been paid to the government.
They also found problems with records for assets and provident funds.
The report raised questions about spending and fund use in earlier years too.
Auditors raised 98 objections involving ₹66.36 crore in Chittoor Zilla Parishad expenditure during 2024–25.
The objections cite missing or inadequate records, irregular grant use, treasury payment concerns, and failure to follow financial rules.
Records were reportedly unavailable to show which works received ₹5.74 crore drawn from Finance Commission funds.
Bills worth ₹3.26 crore were not entered in the cash book, making reconciliation with treasury payments difficult.
Auditors also flagged statutory dues, asset and provident fund records, and transactions involving earlier years.
- Who
- Chittoor Zilla Parishad and the audit department.
- What
- Auditors raised 98 objections involving ₹66.36 crore and cited financial, record-keeping, and compliance concerns.
- Where
- Chittoor Zilla Parishad, Andhra Pradesh.
- When
- The objections cover expenditure during 2024–25; the audit also refers to transactions and spending in earlier years, including 2022–23.
- Why
- Auditors said records and evidence were inadequate to verify expenditure, fund use, and compliance with financial rules.
Audit findings
Zilla Parishad response
Verification of spending
Audit findings
Auditors said required records were missing or inadequate to establish how some funds were spent and which works were undertaken.
Zilla Parishad response
The articles do not report a response from Chittoor Zilla Parishad addressing the audit findings.
Financial compliance
Audit findings
Auditors flagged alleged irregularities in fund releases and use, statutory remittances, treasury payments, and compliance with prescribed rules.
Zilla Parishad response
The articles do not report a Zilla Parishad response or alternative account of these alleged lapses.
Key facts
- Audit objections
- 98
- Expenditure involved
- ₹66.36 crore during 2024–25
- Finance Commission funds
- ₹5.74 crore was drawn; records showing the works undertaken and how the funds were spent were reportedly unavailable.
- Cash book entries
- Bills worth ₹3.26 crore were reportedly not entered in the cash book.
- Statutory dues
- The audit flagged concerns over amounts collected or deducted under GST, VAT, income tax, and other statutory heads.
- Records and assets
- The audit cited inadequate asset records and provident fund records, and missing or incomplete physical verification and valuation details for assets.
- Earlier-year observations
- The report also raised concerns about spending in 2022–23 and subsequent years, including funds reportedly applied to earlier works.
Quotes
An anonymous source involved in the audit process
A source involved in the audit process who spoke on condition of anonymity.
“Records made available are not enough in several cases to establish how the money has been spent”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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