Question : PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTS OFFICES

(a) whether the Principal Accounts Offices did not review the balances as brought out by the C&AG in its various reports and Report No. 1 of 2000 in paragraph 8.3 on page 99;

(b) if so, whether the Government has gone into the reasons for flouting the Civil Accounts Manual provisions and had taken any action in the matter; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI BALASAHEB VIKHE PATIL)



(a), (b) and (c) Many Principal Accounts Offices have since completed annual review of balances for the year 1999-2000 and submitted the reports. Instructions have been reiterated to the remaining Principal Accounts Offices for completing the annual review of balances.