Articles tagged under: CAG

Gujarat reports increase in share of Union taxes and own taxes

March 31, 2023
Gujarat reports increase in share of Union taxes and own taxes

Gandhinagar: There is an increase in Gujarat's share in the Union government's taxes, as well as an increase in the state's own taxes compared to the previous year, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report for Gujarat for the year ended March 2022 revealed. The report stated that 67% of revenue receipts during 2021-22 came from the state's own resources, with an increase in own tax revenue by Rs. 27,412 crore (39.01%) and non-tax revenue by Rs. 3,526 crore (33.60%) compared to the pre...Read More

Gujarat’s per capita income exceeds national average

March 31, 2023
Gujarat’s per capita income exceeds national average

Gandhinagar: According to the report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) for 2021-22 on Gujarat, the state's per capita income surpassed the national average. The CAG report mentioned that Gujarat's per capita income was Rs. 2,76,588 in 2021-22, which was higher than the all-India average of Rs. 1,72,913. The state achieved all major fiscal targets set under the Gujarat Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2005, during the year. Furthermore, the state's percentage of fiscal deficit to Gross St...Read More

Mobile seawater treatment vehicles remain underutilized: CAG Report

March 30, 2023
Mobile seawater treatment vehicles remain underutilized: CAG Report

Gandhinagar: The CAG report tabled in the state assembly on Wednesday revealed that the mobile seawater treatment vehicles (MSWTVs) procured by the Gujarat Ecology Commission at a cost of ₹12.56 crore remained underutilized. According to the report on the conservation and management of coastal ecosystems, the contract for desalination vehicles was awarded by GEC in 2019 and the MSWTVs were delivered by the agency between January and March 2020, with the cost including one year of operation ...Read More

Five bills to be moved on the last day of Monsoon session of Gujarat Assembly; CAG reports to be tabled

September 24, 2020

Gandhinagar: Five bills will be moved and passed on the last day of Monsoon session of Gujarat Assembly on Friday, September 25. Audit reports of India's Comptroler and Auditor General will also be tabled in the State assembly. Following are the details of the business of State assembly on the last day of session. Read More

NDA Rafale deal cheaper than UPA offer: CAG report

February 13, 2019
NDA Rafale deal cheaper than UPA offer: CAG report

New Delhi: The Rafale deal negotiated by the NDA government was cheaper than the UPA offer, the Comptroller and Auditor General has observed. The NDA deal was 2.86 per cent cheaper than the one negotiated by the UPA government, according to a CAG report tabled in Parliament on Wednesday. What does CAG report say: Unrealistic benchmark prices in original RFP: Benchmark cost was 47% lower than the actual bid by the L1 vendor This also led to the issue where man-hours required by HAL t...Read More

CAG reports on Gujarat tabled in Gujarat Assembly on September 19

September 28, 2018
CAG reports on Gujarat tabled in Gujarat Assembly on September 19

Gandhinagar: Presented here are the reports of Comptroller and Auditor General on Gujarat that were tabled in the State assembly on September 19. Report No.3 of 2018 - Public Sector Undertakings Government of Gujarat Date on which Report Tabled:  19th Sep,2018 Government Type:  State State:  Gujarat Sector:  General Sector Ministries and Constitutional Bodies Report Type:  Compliance, Performance Download Audit Report File:  Report No.3 of 2018 - Public S...Read More

CAG report slams Gujarat govt for neglect of the fisheries sector

March 29, 2018
CAG report slams Gujarat govt for neglect of the fisheries sector

Gandhinagar: Comptroller & Auditor General(CAG) of India in its audit report tabled in the Gujarat assembly on Wednesday slammed the state government for the neglect of the fisheries sector. In the performance audit (PA) of the state fisheries department covering the period from 2012-13 to 2016-17 the CAG noted: During 2012-17, marine fish production of the state constituted about 20%of the all India marine fish production while inland fish production of the state was little more than o...Read More

Salinity control cost up by 355% due to delays in action: CAG report on Gujarat

March 29, 2018
Salinity control cost up by 355% due to delays in action: CAG report on Gujarat

Gandhinagar: The report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) tabled in Gujarat Assembly on Wednesday has blamed exceptional delays in implementation of salinity ingress prevention programmes, which has led to cost escalation of 355% and resulted into further aggravation of the problem. The delays listed out include limited or no action on establishment of a trialcum-demonstration (TCD) farm, coastal land reclamation, gully plugging or building small dams and the slow pace of afforestatio...Read More

1978 legislation not enacted: CAG slams Gujarat govt over lack of action for groundwater conservation

March 29, 2018
1978 legislation not enacted: CAG slams Gujarat govt over lack of action for groundwater conservation

Gandhinagar: In the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, in its report tabled in the Gujarat assembly on Wednesday, the state government has been criticized for its failure in conservation of groundwater in the state. The report reads: “The high level committee had recommended in 1978 the enforcement of groundwater legislation, to impose controls on excessive use of groundwater. Groundwater Division No. 2, Rajkot, under Gujarat Water Resources Development Corporation Limited ...Read More