Kerala State Audit Department has raised an audit objection for a whopping amount of nearly Rs 1.6 crore spent for several projects in Kumily panchayat for the financial year 2021-22 citing anomalies in the tendering and related matters.<\/p>\n
According to the original copy of the audit reports of different projects send to all the 20 ward members of the LDF-governed civic body, apart from anomalies, issues like the company winning the tender login in the public-owned procurement portal like Government e-Market Place (GeM) using the confidential information available with the panchayat and alleged tampering of the stamp papers used for signing the contract have also been raised.<\/p>\n
The audit report has mentioned objections to the funds spent for the video conferencing hall, erecting mini mast lights, streetlights, and solar streetlights. As much as Rs 77,18,919 spent on the streetlight project has been facing objections from the audit department.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"