The Auditor General's report shows that all 10 local levels of Baitadi spent more than 21.5 million rupees on food, refreshments, and meeting operations in the last fiscal year.
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All 10 local levels of Baitadi have been found to have spent more than Rs 20 million on food and beverages alone in a year. The audit report released by the Office of the Auditor General on 16th Jestha states that 4 municipalities and 6 rural municipalities in the district have spent Rs 21.537 million on food, beverages and assembly operations in the fiscal year 2081/082.
The report states that the local level has spent this amount under various headings. Dogadakedar Rural Municipality is the first to spend the least on food and beverages. The report states that the rural municipality has spent Rs 175 thousand 650 and Pancheshwor Rural Municipality, which is in second place, has spent Rs 1262 thousand 408 on food and beverages. Although Dogadakedar has spent Rs 2571 thousand 828 on various expenses, including the municipality and ward, the report states that only the above-mentioned amount has been spent on food and beverages.
The report states that Purchaudi Municipality has spent the most on food, refreshments and meetings of the ward and municipality, amounting to 3.7 million 7,728 rupees, while the second highest spender, Sigas Rural Municipality, has spent 3 million rupees on food and refreshments.
Similarly, Patan Municipality has spent 2.1 million 98,672 rupees on food and refreshments alone, Dasarathachand Municipality has spent 1.9 million 74,386 rupees on food, refreshments and tea receptions, and 2.2 million 22,386 rupees on meeting operations, amounting to 2.2 million 22,386 rupees. The report states that Melauli Municipality has spent 1.5 million 50,152 rupees on food, refreshments and meetings, amounting to 1.5 million 50,152 rupees.
Pratap Mahara, spokesperson of Surnaya Rural Municipality, has found that 1.7 million 74,700 rupees were spent separately on food and refreshments that could not be taken against the rules, and the municipality has spent a total of 2.8 million 75,450 rupees on food and refreshments that could not be taken against the rules, and 2.7 million 345 rupees on food and refreshments and meetings.
Shivnath Rural Municipality has also spent Rs 22,46,250 on food and refreshments from various expenses. The report mentions that Dilasaini Rural Municipality has spent Rs 1,99,281 on food and refreshments and Rs 300,000 on assembly operations, amounting to Rs 22,99,281.
Since the expenses of assembly and conference were also billed more than food and refreshments, the Auditor General's report mentions that this expense has also been included under the heading of food and refreshments.
The Auditor General's Office has stated that out of the Rs 9,484.5 billion audited nationwide in the fiscal year 2081/082, Rs 88.91 billion was found to be unaccounted for.
