Finance Ministry Leads Federal Ministries in Irregularities with Rs. 37.63 Billion

Kathmandu. The 63rd annual report published by the Office of the Auditor General shows that the Ministry of Finance has the highest irregularities among the federal ministries. According to the report, the Ministry of Finance accounts for 70 percent of the total irregularities of the federal ministries this year.

According to the Auditor General's report, the Ministry of Finance alone has an irregularity of Rs. 37 billion 63 crore 31 lakh. This is 70.36 percent of the total irregularities of the federal ministries. The Auditor General considers such a large amount of irregularities in the main ministry responsible for maintaining the country's financial discipline as a serious financial mismanagement.

Irregularities by Ministry:

1. Ministry of Finance: Rs. 37 billion 63 crore 31 lakh (70.36 percent)

2. Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport: Rs. 7 billion 10 crore 33 lakh (13.28 percent)

3. Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation: Rs. 1 billion 53 crore 66 lakh (2.87 percent)

4. Ministry of Forests and Environment: Rs. 1 billion 34 crore 57 lakh (2.52 percent)

5. Ministry of Communications and Information Technology: Rs. 1 billion 16 crore 78 lakh (2.18 percent)

6. Ministry of Urban Development: Rs. 80 crore 51 lakh (1.51 percent)

7. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Rs. 74 crore 34 lakh (1.39 percent)

8. Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation: Rs. 65 crore 26 lakh (1.22 percent)

9. Ministry of Home Affairs: Rs. 57 crore 72 lakh (1.08 percent)

10. Ministry of Health and Population: Rs. 52 crore 43 lakh (0.98 percent)

11. Others: 2.61

According to the report, the total irregularities of federal ministries alone stand at Rs. 52 billion 8 crore 91 lakh.