Restoration of independent audit in LBAA

Dear Members!

The letter addressed to the DAG(LBAA) on "independent audit by Ars./Sr.Ars. in LBAA" is posted here for the information of members please.

Yours Rahul.

Date: 08-12-2009

To
The Deputy Accountant General (LBAA),
Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.

Sir,

Sub: Restoration of independent audit by Auditors / Sr.Auditors in Office of the Local Bodies Audit and Accounts, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh – Request – Regarding.

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I am directed to bring the following few lines for your kind consideration and necessary action.

Ever since Office of the Local Bodies Audit and Accounts was formed in this State, the Auditors / Sr.Auditors were being sent independently for the audit of Gram Panchayats. However, without assigning any reasons, the policy of sending Auditors / Sr.Auditors independently to Gram Panchayat Audit had been modified and team audit was introduced. The volume of transactions and expenditure incurred in Gram Panchayats are less / meagre and does not justify deployment of a full fledged audit party. Due to operation of full party for audit of Gram Panchayats, the strength of Auditors / Sr.Auditors got reduced from 36 in the last year to 13 in the current year. This sudden revision of the policy diminished the opportunities of Auditors / Sr.Auditors in this Office, who already suffer from lack of opportunities in conducting field audits.

In this connection, it is not out of context to mention that in other States the policy did not undergo any revision and Auditors / Sr.Auditors continue to conduct the audit of Gram Panchayats independently.

Therefore, we request you to restore the previous system of independent audit by Auditors / Sr.Auditors as laid down in the C&AG’s guidelines and to operate the entire sanctioned strength i.e. 45 Auditors / Sr.Auditors in the Office of the Local Bodies Audit and Accounts at the earliest to yield fruitful results.

Thanking you,


Yours faithfully,

Sd/-
P. RAHUL
(General Secretary)

Copy to

1. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India, New Delhi
2. The Principal Director(Local Bodies),O/o CAG of India,NewDelhi
3. The Principal Accountant General (CA),Hyderabad, AP
4. Notice boards for information of Members