CAG to submit its report within three months

NEW DELHI - As the Central Vigilance Commissioner widened the ambit of its probe into the alleged financial and administrative irregularities related to the Commonwealth Games, the Comptroller Auditor General has said it would submit its audit report to the government in three months.

Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai has said that delay in the probe will erode its credibility.

Rai asserted that the audit will cover all aspects and all institutions involved in the delivery of the games.

Stating that the CAG said that the government auditors will probe 24 departments, 15 of them belong to Delhi government and four to the organising committee, Rai said, about 100 CAG staffers are involved in the probe which are looking into the working and purchase of agencies related to CWG.

In a related move, the central vigilance commission has brought purchase of medical equipment and selection of tainted project officers for the sporting event under its scanner.

The CVC is probing at least 22 more Games-related construction and procurement works carried out by different government agencies here for alleged financial irregularities.

Six of these projects, were carried out by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, four by Delhi Development Authority, three by Organising Committee and two each by Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Central Public Works Department, Government of Delhi.

A senior CVC official said that based on their replies, the CVC will give its findings or final report to a committee formed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh headed by former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) V K Shunglu.

Meanwhile, Delhi Government has asked all its departments to keep relevant documents ready and fully cooperate with investigators.

Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit, who chaired a high-level meeting, said records of all expenditure incurred as part of the preparations will be ready so that they can be made available to any probe agency wanting to scrutinise them. (ANI)