Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 29: Criticising the Estates Department of Jammu and Kashmir, the CAG has said it had made "avoidable extra expenditure" of nearly Rs 33 crore due to non-adherence to norms and that 55 legislators had been allotted Government accommodation despite their occupying flats in MLAs' hostel.
The CAG, in its report tabled in the Assembly today, said "non-adherence to prescribed allotment norms or policy for accommodation in private hired hotels resulted in avoidable extra-expenditure to the tune of Rs 19.02 crore during the period 2010-11 to 2014-15."
Also, it said, "non-eviction of unauthorized occupants resulted in avoidable expenditure of Rs 13.95 crore for hiring of private hotels and houses."
Audit scrutiny showed that 55 legislators, including ministers, Chairman of Legislative Council and other legislators, who have been allotted Government accommodation by the Estates at Jammu and Srinagar cities, were occupying accommodation at MLAs hostels at Jammu and Srinagar provided by the Legislative Assembly Secretariat.
It was a "clear violation" of a Government order which prohibits dual allotment of accommodation to members of Legislature either at Srinagar or at Jammu or at both places, the CAG said. |
