Why auditor general’s annual reports are more ritual and less effective

Experts point at factors like frequent transfers of secretaries and lethargy of oversight bodies, because of which despite irregularities, hardly anyone is held to account.

Among the federal ministries, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology had the highest amount in unsettled accounts in proportion to its expenditure in the fiscal year 2020-21 as per the report of the Office of Auditor General.