Pimpri: The Main Audit Office in Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has decided to take some measures to complete the pending audit of municipal departments by the end of the financial year 2020-21 at the earliest. Has decided. Only audit of strategic matters relating to important expenditure, 100% audit of deposits and at least 50% of work will be done.
The Main Audit Department of Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation audits the departments of the Municipal Corporation. The audit work for the period 1982-83 to 2009-10 has been completed. The report of the Chief Auditor has been submitted to the Standing Committee from time to time. At present, the audit of 130 out of 135 divisions of the Municipal Corporation for the period 2010-11 to 2014-15 has been completed by the Chief Audit Department. Audit work of remaining departments is in progress. According to the manpower available with this department, a program has been prepared for the audit of various departments of the Municipal Corporation for the period from 2015-16 to 2017-18. The audit department is trying to complete this work within the next year.
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Time limit for completion of work
There are limits to timely completion of audit work due to increase in the scope of work of Municipal Corporation, increase in budget, increasing number of retired employees, insufficient manpower with the audit department. Weak internal controls in the municipal corporation indicate that the audit is pending as well as untimely. From the point of view of the Municipal Corporation, this matter is very serious and worrying. It is, therefore, necessary to look into measures to reduce the pending period of audit without increasing the same. Subsequent audits will cover only the most important strategic aspects of the overall operating expenditure of the department concerned. The decision of which documents are to be audited will be taken at the level of the Chief Auditor.
100% audit of works will be done
At least 50% of the work done during the audit will be taken care of. Hundred percent audit of the works related to the amount to be deposited in the Municipal Corporation will be done. The bills of expenditure in the form of installation expenses, other expenses, vehicle fuel, temporary installation will be audited on a trial basis. The audit of establishment work, service book, leave record etc. will also be done on the basis of test as per requirement, the audit department has clarified so.