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The CAG has found E. coli in drinking water samples from railway station coolers and taps across several zones, while flagging poor sanitation and passenger amenities. The audit found over 89 per cent of 512 selected stations deficient in minimum essential amenities

The Railway Board has sought detailed responses from all railway zones to address the CAG's observations on sanitation lapses, including dirty toilets, passenger feedback manipulation, inadequate monitoring and financial indiscipline highlighted in its audit report on long-distance trains

The CAG criticised the Maharashtra government for delaying the appointment of a maintenance agency for an Rs 82.78-crore anti-Naxalite helicopter, leaving it grounded for 17 months and causing an avoidable Rs 2.07-crore expense due to inadequate planning and contract management

The Supreme Court of India issued notice on a PIL seeking a ban on election freebies, terming them “bribery.” The plea involves the Election Commission of India and Comptroller and Auditor General of India over electoral fairness concerns

CAG Sanjay Murthy inaugurated the Centre of Excellence for Financial Audit in Hyderabad to strengthen AI-driven, technology-enabled public sector auditing. The centre aims to modernise financial audit practices across PSEs, Autonomous Bodies, and Urban Local Bodies

KTR warned Telangana faces an economic crisis, citing the CAG report showing a revenue deficit and rising debt under Congress rule. He questioned government spending and demanded answers from Congress leaders

BRS MLC Dasoju Sravan raised concerns over Telangana’s fiscal health, pointing to a concerning CAG report that shows the state's borrowings have already outpaced its revenue in the first quarter of the current fiscal year. He questioned the government's ability to meet its election promises and urged for a shift toward economic vision and tangible leadership.

Among the key findings, one report has reportedly flagged serious concerns regarding the extensive renovation of former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's official residence at 6 Flag Staff Road, infamously dubbed 'Sheesh Mahal' by the BJP.

Tax revenue, the primary contributor, has also seen a dip in performance, achieving just Rs 1.02 lakh crore, which is around 62.07 per cent of the targeted Rs 1.64 lakh crore, compared to 65.37 per cent last year

Telangana is facing a significant dip in revenue collections, with receipts for the current fiscal year lagging behind last year's collections.

According to the CAG’s monthly key indicators on Telangana accounts for the month of August 2024, the total receipts of the State worked out to Rs.91,085.54 crore and the total expenditure was Rs 85,467.75 crore for the five-month period (April-August 2024).

On the other hand, the audit reports on other projects that were part of Jalayagnam also pointed out multiple irregularities.

CAG, during the audit, found various discrepancies in the implementation of PMS and Medhabruti schemes such as delay in processing, transfer of scholarship

Jairam Ramesh claimed that under the “hybrid annuity model” the Adani consortium received 40 per cent of the project amount as a direct cash subsidy, even though it was never actually qualified to bid.

CAG of India has slammed the Mizoram government for incurring an "avoidable" expenditure of Rs 4.88 crore on formation cutting of Darlak-Sihthiang road in Mamit district

CAG tabled a performance audit report in the Lok Sabha on August 7 on the operationalisation of the AB-PMJAY scheme in hospitals.

There should be a probe into the alleged scams and accountability should be fixed, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said, asking when will the PM break his "silence" on the alleged irregularities.

The report also revealed that the Delhi-Vadodara Expressway with civil cost of around Rs 32,839 crore which was not included in the CCEA approved list of BPP-I projects was approved at the level of NHAI Board.

The CAG report revealed that a total of 7,49,820 beneficiaries under the AB-PMJAY were linked to a single invalid mobile number -- 9999999999.

The government entities have obtained loans amounting Rs 1,482.50 crore on behalf of the state government of Bihar as on March 31, 2022.