Restoration of independent audit by Auditors / Sr.Auditors in LBA&A

Dear Members!

The representation on "Independent audit by Auditors / Sr.Auditors in LBA&A" addressed to the CAG of India during his visit to Hyderabad is posted here for the information of members please.

Yours Rahul.

Hyderabad

07-01-2011

To

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India,

New Delhi.

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

Sir,

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 reason, 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 / meager 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 to 18.  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.

There is no point to hesitate to send Auditors / Sr.Auditors, who have been selected through examination, independently to Gram Panchayat Audit.  I assure you that the Auditors / Sr.Auditors selected to LBAA through examination have enough potential to Audit the Gram Panchayats independently.

Therefore, we request you to take necessary action 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)