Kohima Mar 23 PTI Despite being a resource-crunch state misappropriation of Rs 207 crore was found in various departments of Nagaland government in financial year 2019-20 a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India CAG has said The report tabled in the assembly by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Tuesday said that 26 cases of misappropriation of funds were found It said that Rs 20065 crore was siphoned off in 12 departments and Rs 66 crore in other departments A total of Rs 8279 crore was embezzled in the Department of School Education in two cases with Rs 70 crore awaiting departmental and criminal investigation An amount of Rs 2528 crore siphoned off in the Power Department awaits departmental and criminal investigation The CAG report said that three misappropriation cases amounting to Rs 2379 crore were found in the Public Works Department Road Bridges Department Other departments that reported major misappropriation are Planning and Coordination Rs 2023 crore Tourism Rs 1420 crore and Health Family Welfare Rs 1370 crore The CAG asked the departments concerned to furnish a suo motu explanatory note on the audit reports within one month of placing of the report in the assembly It asked the government without waiting for any notice or call from the Public Accounts Committee to submit a suo motu explanatory note indicating the action taken or proposed to be taken within a period of three months from the date of tabling of the audit report PTI NBS ACD ACD
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