Ministry Secretary Highlights Revenue Collection and Legal Ambiguities Contributing to Audit Discrepancies

Secretary Madan Bhujel of the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives, and Poverty Alleviation stated that audit discrepancies are primarily linked to revenue collection processes, not expenditures. Legal ambiguities surrounding capital gains tax, land transactions, and tenancy distribution contribute to these discrepancies, with disagreements between the Office of the Auditor General and ministry employees on how land sales should be classified. Bhujel emphasized the need for policy and legal clarity through coordination with other government bodies to resolve issues like the 1.97 billion rupee discrepancy related to the Dhobi Khola corridor encroachment.