CAG report alleges irregularities in Bengal Amphan relief
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has flagged serious irregularities in the West Bengal government's post-Cyclone Amphan relief and restoration works, alleging that damage assessments were exaggerated, relief payments were made multiple times to thousands of…
- ▪The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has flagged serious irregularities in the West Bengal government's post-Cyclone Amphan relief and restoration works, alleging that damage assessments were exaggerated, relief payments were made mult
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The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has flagged serious irregularities in the West Bengal government's post-Cyclone Amphan relief and restoration works, alleging that damage assessments were exaggerated, relief payments were made multiple times to thousands of beneficiaries and assistance was disbursed using beneficiary lists prepared for an earlier cyclone.In its compliance audit report on post-Amphan relief and restoration works, tabled in the Assembly on Saturday (July 25, 2026), the CAG said the State's assessment of damages submitted for seeking central assistance was "exaggerated and unrealistically high" and was not supported by adequate evidence of actual losses.The report was among 28 CAG reports tabled in the Assembly after a gap of four years.Super cyclonic storm Amphan…
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