Submit compliance to CAG report by June 30: Chief Secy

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government today set June 30 as deadline for different departments to submit compliance to CAG report, official sources said.

Chief Secretary A P Padhi gave this direction while reviewing the progress in the matter in the Apex Committee meeting.

The last date for submission of action taken reports (ATR) and replies to CAG Paras has been fixed to June 30, 2017, an official said adding that all the departments were asked to submit the compliances by this date. Submission of utilisation certificates and detail contingency bills by various departments were also reviewed in the meeting.

Accountant Generals Yosadhara Ray Choudhury and Ambla Venon participating in discussions said that Odisha Computerised Audit management Portal (OCAMP) has been developed and made operational.

This portal aimed at online issue of the Inspection Reports and online submission of the replies. Meanwhile training on the use of the portal have been imparted to all the drawing and disbursing officers at treasury level.

Twenty departments have submitted their replies online, they said.

Padhi directed other departments to make use of the portal for quicker transmission of the replies. The heads of the departments were further advised to review the record keeping at various levels as per prescribed norms in their respective departments.