Director Finance to conduct audit of bunkers

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 22: Tahir Hussain, Director Finance, Home Department, has been appointed a Audit-cum-Investigating Officer for conducting physical and financial audit of construction of community/individual bunkers under SRF.
The officer shall conduct an in-depth investigation and furnish a detailed report to the Finance Department enumerating the reasons behind slow pace of the construction of bunkers in border areas of the State even when Ministry of Home Affairs, government of India, has already sanctioned this project costing Rs 415.75 crores in 2017.
Besides, the officer shall look into the cause of non-reimbursement of Rs 2.176 crores lodged during the financial year 2016-17 for Pilot project for construction of 60 bunkers in Jammu, which has been rendered inadmissible by Ministry of Home Affairs, GoI’s audit team.
The report shall be furnished by the officer within a period of 20 days.