Govt loses Rs 1.15 Cr in 72 cases of theft, misappropriation

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaSeptember 19, 2022

The state government had reported 72 cases of theft, misappropriation and loss involving government money amounting to Rs 1.15 crore up to March 2021 on which final action was pending.

Out of Rs 1.15 crore, the highest amount of misappropriation of Rs 0.44 crore pertained to the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly involving two cases, the CAG said in its report.

The others include Rs .18 crore in public works, 0.21 crore in horticulture, 0.03 crore C&RD, 0.02 crore land record and survey, 0.17 crore mining & geology, 0.02 crore finance, 0.01 crore health and 0.07 crore public health engineering, it stated.