Utilisation Certificates of ₹92, 132.75 crore yet to be received by office, says CAG report, 2024-25 in Bihar
Out of the total savings, an amount of ₹10,388.35 crore (only 13.43%) was surrendered”, and asserted further that, “this indicated unrealistic projections and deficient alignment between budget and expenditure”. The report also added that “during 204-25, the state government transferred ₹ 441.29 crore less than the required central share of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS). It further highlighted that “against 13,798 sanctioned posts for the implementation of MGNREGA in Bihar, 6,086 posts (44%) were vacant.
- ▪Out of the total savings, an amount of ₹10,388.35 crore (only 13.43%) was surrendered”, and asserted further that, “this indicated unrealistic projections and deficient alignment between budget and expenditure”.
- ▪The report also added that “during 204-25, the state government transferred ₹ 441.29 crore less than the required central share of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS).
- ▪It further highlighted that “against 13,798 sanctioned posts for the implementation of MGNREGA in Bihar, 6,086 posts (44%) were vacant.
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On the penultimate day of the ongoing five day monsoon session of the Bihar legislature, report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India on Bihar for the year 2024-25 was laid in State assembly on Thursday (July 23, 2026) by Finance Minister and Deputy Chief Minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav which highlighted that 62,632 outstanding Utilization Certificate (UC) of ₹92,132.75 crore were yet to be received by the Bihar office as on March 31, 2025 and the top five departments of the state government with the maximum amount of outstanding UCs are Health, Rural Development, Urban Development, Education and Panchayati Raj.“62,632 outstanding Utilisation Certificates (UCs) of ₹ 92,132.75 crore were yet to be received by the Principal Accountant General (Accounts & Entitlements), Bihar…
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