The report states that the municipality has not prepared financial statements related to intergovernmental authority, internal revenue, and various funds as per the approved format and standards.
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The deficit of Birendranagar Municipality in Surkhet has reached 934.1 million. According to the report of the Office of the Auditor General, the deficit of the municipality has been seen in this amount.
According to the report, it is mentioned that the municipality has not prepared the financial statements related to intergovernmental authority, internal income and various funds according to the approved format and standards. The report states that this has made it difficult to present a true picture of the financial condition of the municipality.
In the audit of the last fiscal year 2081/082, the municipality's transactions worth 5 billion 484.8 million 55 thousand rupees were examined. Of which 99.7 million 56 thousand rupees were found to be surplus.
Until the last fiscal year, the municipality had a deficit of 861.7 million 7 thousand rupees. Of that, 23.3 million 65 thousand rupees were deducted, but the total updated deficit including the surplus added in the current year has reached 934.1 million 87 thousand rupees.
Based on the feedback given by the municipality after the audit, despite the fact that 39 lakh 10 thousand rupees have been cleared, 958 lakh 45 thousand rupees of the last year alone are still outstanding.
Of the remaining outstanding amount of last year, 143 lakh 46 thousand rupees will have to be recovered. It is mentioned that supporting documents worth 243 lakh 1 thousand rupees will have to be submitted. Similarly, 479 lakh 74 thousand rupees will have to be regularized. 92 lakh 24 thousand rupees are outstanding.
The report mentions that the municipality has not been able to disclose the exact details of assets and liabilities other than the cash-based accounting system since it has adopted a cash-based accounting system. The Accountant General has suggested the municipality to correct the outstanding amount and improve the accounting system while maintaining financial discipline.
272 lakh recovered
Similarly, Birendranagar Municipality has recovered 272 lakh 76 thousand rupees of the amount to be recovered through the audit process during the past four fiscal years. According to the audit details submitted by the municipality to the Office of the Auditor General, the amount found under various headings has been recovered.
The municipality has recovered the amount after auditing various headings from fiscal year 078/79 to 081/82. The municipality has stated that it has continued the audit process to strengthen the management of irregularities and financial discipline.
According to the details made public by the municipality, efforts have been made to recover the irregularities related to school operation and management, free textbook grant, midday meal program, scholarship, income in kind, house rent tax, community learning center operation, instructor allowance, salary arrears, internet connection, advertisement tax and various development programs through auditing.
The largest amount of 3.389 million has been recovered under the heading of free textbook grant. Similarly, Rs 3,500 has been recovered for school operation and management, Rs 82,000 for midday meal subsidy, Rs 221,000 for in-kind income and Rs 174,000 for scholarship subsidy. Similarly, Rs 39,000 for house rent tax, Rs 70,000 for community learning center operation subsidy, Rs 42,000 for instructor allowance, Rs 40,000 for salary balance, Rs 1,323,000 for textbook subsidy and Rs 1,100,000 for free education subsidy.
Rs 775,000 for midday meal, Rs 6,000 for payment to entrepreneurs, Rs 340,000 for scholarship subsidy, Rs 90,000 for internet connection, Rs 2,500 for allowance to officials, Rs 3,368,000 for advertisement tax and Rs 3,000 for overpayment of local crop promotion program.
Rs 560,000 for salary balance, Rs 1,179,000 for previous year's payment, Rs 45,000 for Sahitya Srijana Pratishthan, Rs 40,000 for salary balance, Rs 5,550,000 for sanitation program and Rs 2,500,000 for agriculture program. But the municipality has not yet been able to recover the crores of rupees it owes.
