Secretaries Brief Public Accounts Committee on Audit Discrepancies

Kathmandu. Secretaries from various ministries have provided information on the progress of audit discrepancy settlement and reduction in the Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives. In Friday's meeting, officials from the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Forests and Environment, and Ministry of Law briefed on the audit discrepancy status of their respective ministries.

Secretary of Defense Kedarnath Sharma claimed that the ministry is working systematically to reduce audit discrepancies and has shown significant improvement in recent years. According to him, the audit discrepancy, which was approximately 1.67 billion rupees in the 62nd report of the Auditor General, has decreased to about 203.6 million rupees in the 63rd report. He attributed this progress to on-site coordination with the Auditor General's team, joint discussions with bodies like military garrisons, and efforts to reduce discrepancies at the initial stage.