Kathmandu, April 14
The Office of the Auditor General says it has failed to submit its annual report of the fiscal year 2018/19 to the president on time due to the lockdown restrictions.
This is the first time in the past 10 years that the office has been unable to complete its report on time. The office normally submits its report to the head of the state by the end of the first nine months of the next fiscal year. As per the schedule, it was supposed to submit the report before Sunday.
Deputy Auditor General Bishnu Prasad Rijal says the audit of all transactions was over and the staff were writing the report when the government imposed the lockdown making it impossible to compile different reports.
Stakeholders have expressed concerns that the delay in submitting the report would affect the government bodies’ commitment to transparency.
