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COVID-19 Audit Finds Glaring Irregularities in Expenditures | 01st December 2021 | PM Imran Khan | Coronavirus in Pakistan | Covid-19 | #GeoNews
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led government last week made public an audit report on COVID-19 expenditures as part of “prior actions” required to revive a suspended International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan facility. The report, available on the website of the Ministry of Finance, has pointed out Rs. 40 billion in irregularities—despite not having access to all records.
According to the ‘Audit Report on the Expenditure Incurred on COVID-19 by Federal Government’, the Auditor General of Pakistan sought to examine Rs. 354.23 billion expenditures of the Rs. 1.24 trillion approved by Prime Minister Imran Khan for combating the pandemic. However, it did not have access to all the necessary records, limiting the information it could glean.

Utility Stores

The audit has found irregularities of up to Rs. 5.24 billion in purchases of sugar, ghee and wheat flour by the Utility Stores Corporation, with Rs. 1.4 billion of this related to the procurement of “unfit ghee and edible oil” in addition to Rs. 1.4 billion losses due to poorly planned sugar procurement and Rs. 1.6 billion losses due to irregular procurement of ghee/cooking oil.

According to the ‘Audit Report on the Expenditure Incurred on COVID-19 by Federal Government’, the Auditor General of Pakistan sought to examine Rs. 354.23 billion expenditures of the Rs. 1.24 trillion approved by Prime Minister Imran Khan for combating the pandemic. However, it did not have access to all the necessary records, limiting the information it could glean.

Utility Stores

The audit has found irregularities of up to Rs. 5.24 billion in purchases of sugar, ghee and wheat flour by the Utility Stores Corporation, with Rs. 1.4 billion of this related to the procurement of “unfit ghee and edible oil” in addition to Rs. 1.4 billion losses due to poorly planned sugar procurement and Rs. 1.6 billion losses due to irregular procurement of ghee/cooking oil.

A finding that the AGP said merited proper investigation was the withdrawal of emergency cash transfers equaling Rs. 12.8 billion by 2,048 agents from districts/provinces.

In a rejoinder, the BISP claimed total disbursement under the Ehsaas Emergency Cash program had equaled Rs. 179.4 billion instead of Rs. 133 billion. It claimed no irregularity was committed during disbursements, adding that the audit had not identified any misprocurement, violation of rules, financial mismanagement or losses to the exchequer.

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