KARACHI:DG Audit Sindh Miandad RahooJo presented the audit report of 2020-21 to Sindh Governor Imran Ismail Tuesday at Governor House. The Sindh governor discussed in detail the ongoing development projects, financial management of government agencies, provision of facilities to government employees and other important issues.
The governor said that effective management of audit was essential to maintain transparency in government departments and agencies. “Corruption can be curbed by identifying waste and misappropriation of public funds”, he added. He further said that proper utilization and monitoring of funds are vital need of the hour for stabilizing the national economy. He said that computerization of the system of salaries of government employees and pensions and other dues of retired employees is a good initiative.
Ismail further said that timely action on the irregularities identified during the audit could make the performance of the institutions more efficient while the system of auditing public funds could be made more effective. The governor said that the audit officers should be kept informed about the changes and developments in their department. He said that the work on mega projects with the cooperation of the federation was in the final stages of completion by ensuring the utility of the project as well as the right utilisation of funds. He said that government institutions are the arm of the government and the rules and regulations for execution of their responsibilities are in place.
There is also a clear system of determining responsibilities and accountability. On this occasion, DG Audit Sindh said that effective implementation of check and balance system is being made possible.