Overview
- The national audit for FY25 reported Rs 12,754.47 crore misclassified and Rs 54,282.32 crore in grants still lacking utilisation certificates.
- Of the pending certificates, Rs 38,287.52 crore relate to the past three years and some grants date to 1985–86, leaving no proof the money served its stated purpose.
- The report said agencies often used the catch-all Minor Head 800 for receipts and spending, with Rs 4,011.91 crore in receipt errors and Rs 8,742.56 crore in expenditure booked under wrong heads.
- The auditor flagged a Rs 4.91 trillion undershoot versus Parliament-approved FY25 spending and pressed for timely transfers to reserve funds after finding a Rs 9,222 crore shortfall.
- In Jammu and Kashmir, 3,663 UCs worth Rs 12,074.25 crore remained outstanding up to March 2024 and more than 3,000 UCs worth about Rs 7,539 crore stayed pending into FY25, while 3,068 AC bills totaling Rs 15,607.21 crore were still unsettled.