Office of the Auditor General

The Office of the Auditor General has directed the Shree Bouddhanath Area Development Committee to properly preserve research records related to the Bouddhanath area. The directive comes as the committee has failed to maintain a systematic archive of materials concerning the social, economic, cultural, and archaeological aspects of Buddhism, despite conducting annual studies. The report also highlights ongoing management disputes between the committee and the Buddha and Melamchi Ghyang Guthi, which have impeded development.

The Office of the Auditor General has instructed the Shree Bouddhanath Area Development Committee to properly preserve records from its annual research and studies concerning the Bouddhanath area. This directive comes amidst ongoing disputes between the Committee and the Buddha and Melamchi Ghyang Guthi, which have impeded the development of heritage sites in the UNESCO World Heritage-listed area.

The Office of the Auditor General has instructed the Shree Bouddhanath Area Development Committee to properly preserve research and study records concerning the Bouddhanath area. This directive comes amidst ongoing disputes between the Committee and the Buddha and Melamchi Ghyang Guthi regarding the management of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed site, which has impeded development.

The Office of the Auditor General has ordered the immediate collection of Rs 237.7 million in unpaid royalties from mines and mine-based materials. The directive follows findings that royalties have not been paid for over a year and extraction quantities exceeded permitted limits. The collection includes royalty rates, fines, and local development fees.

Six years after their completion and handover, the conference hall and cafeteria within the Republic Memorial area of the Narayanhiti Palace Museum remain non-operational. The Office of the Auditor General, in its 63rd annual report, has directed the Narayanhiti Palace Museum Development Committee to bring these facilities into use.

The 63rd Annual Report from the Office of the Auditor General has implicated VG Motors, the automotive division of Nepal's Vishal Group, in alleged customs duty evasion concerning imported electric vehicles. The report claims the company underreported the motor capacity of imported EVs to benefit from lower tax rates, potentially defrauding the government of Rs 980.5 million in unpaid taxes.

Nepal's government may have lost billions of rupees in customs and excise revenue due to importers understating the peak motor power of electric vehicles to evade higher taxes. The Office of the Auditor General's 63rd annual report highlighted that customs offices at Rasuwagadhi and Tatopani alone incurred a revenue shortfall of Rs 2.50 billion from such practices. The Auditor General has recommended an investigation and recovery of the unpaid taxes.

Nepal's total arrears have reached Rs 755 billion, with an additional Rs 88.09 billion added in the last fiscal year, according to the latest report from the Office of the Auditor General. The report highlights systemic dysfunction, particularly within the Ministry of Finance, which accounts for over 70 percent of the arrears, indicating a failure in fiscal discipline and management across government levels.

The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has issued a warning regarding deteriorating financial discipline and increasing audit irregularities in Madhes Province, according to its eighth annual report. Deputy Auditor General Tara Prasad Pandey submitted the report to Madhes Province Chief Surendra Prasad Labh Karn, highlighting that arrears are rising due to weak financial management in government spending.

The Office of the Auditor General has directed the recovery of Rs 26.03 billion in premium arrears from industries utilizing dedicated feeders and trunk lines. This directive, part of the 63rd annual report, reiterates a demand made since the 60th report, highlighting significant negligence and irregularities in tariff collection and other operations by the Electricity Authority.