Industry Ministry Secretary Krishna Bahadur Raut States Difficulty in Gathering Evidence Due to Destruction of Important Documents

Kathmandu. Industry Ministry Secretary Krishna Bahadur Raut has stated that it is becoming difficult to gather necessary evidence due to the destruction of important documents. 

Speaking at a Public Accounts Committee meeting on Monday, he informed that it is becoming difficult to gather necessary evidence for the settlement of irregularities as some important documents from the past have been destroyed. 

According to him, although some files have been sent to the Office of the Auditor General, the process is stalled for various reasons. This has affected the work of settling irregularities. Secretary Raut said that the amount of irregularities has also increased due to legal ambiguity that has persisted for about the past two years. 

He stated that the scope of irregularities has expanded because they could not be settled on time due to legal uncertainty. 

Secretary Raut said, "Due to the destruction of some of these documents, it has become difficult to complete the necessary paperwork and evidence in the recent times, that is the current problem. After that, although some files have been sent to the Office of the Auditor General, they are currently stalled for various reasons, and the amount of irregularities has increased due to the inability to settle them for about two years in the past due to legal ambiguity. Now, we have formed an 'Irregularity Settlement Committee' as stipulated in the law by the ministry and are actively moving forward with the settlement of irregularities by regularly discussing with the heads of the ministry and subordinate bodies and the heads of accounts."

He informed that the ministry is currently working regularly by forming an 'Irregularity Settlement Committee' as per the law. Secretary Raut said that the process of settling irregularities is being carried forward according to the work plan by continuously discussing with the heads of the ministry and subordinate bodies and the heads of accounts. According to him, the ministry is working with priority and promptness in managing irregularities.