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CAG Flags ₹49,649 Crore in Bihar’s Pending Utilisation Certificates

Bihar’s Public Accounts Committee has reviewed only three of 388 audit paragraphs since July 24, highlighting deep lapses in financial governance.

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Overview

  • The CAG’s 2023-24 State Finances Audit Report, tabled on July 24, identified ₹49,649 crore in pending utilisation certificates that remain unsubmitted by key departments.
  • Departments including Panchayati Raj, Education, Urban Development, Rural Development and Agriculture account for the largest share of unverified fund usage.
  • Abstract contingency bills worth ₹22,130 crore lack detailed submissions and over ₹210 crore in advances remain unadjusted, raising misappropriation risks.
  • Bihar’s budget outlay reached ₹3.26 lakh crore in 2023-24, spending hit ₹2.60 lakh crore and GSDP grew 14.47%, as internal debt and liabilities climbed.
  • The Public Accounts Committee has reviewed only three of 388 audit paragraphs since 2008-09 and held no sittings for the 2023-24 report, exposing critical oversight failures.