The audit found that Rs 51.55 crore had already been spent on these projects, which were among 181 tourism infrastructure projects selected for detailed scrutiny.
The report said an audit showed that 44,120 workers were provided PPE kits between November 2021 and December 2023, with Rs 59.13 crore spent from the DMF, Sundargarh.
The original budget for 2020-21 was Rs 1,55,963 crore, which increased to Rs 1,67,663.27 crore with the addition of supplementary budget of Rs 11,700 crore.
Addressing a media-conference here on Wednesday, BJP spokesperson Anil Biswal alleged that the latest CAG performance audit had exposed large-scale diversion and irregular utilisation of DMF funds dur ...
The CAG observed systemic failures in demand forecasting, inventory management and the procurement of drugs with short shelf-life, which together led to the heavy losses.
