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Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) Girish Chandra Murmu on June 12 said that Supreme Audit Institutions should develop new techniques and capabilities to audit marine life or the Blue Economy to ensure sustainable development.

Dismissing the Congress’ allegation of misuse of funds meant for railway safety on crockery, furniture and foot massagers, government sources on Saturday said these were provided in the rooms of train drivers who spend long hours on duty.

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The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), in its 2022 report on “Derailments in Indian Railways”, had flagged multiple shortcomings and made several recommendations, which included the suggestion to ensure strict adherence to the scheduled timelines for conducting and finalising accident inquiries.

The State is scrambling to raise resources to ensure uninterrupted implementation of the spree of welfare and developmental programmes such as Rythu Bandhu (farmers’ investment support scheme) and Dalit Bandhu (one-time grant of 10 lakh each to Dalit families) as funds are hard to come by.

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Tamil Nadu ended fiscal 2022-23 with gross market borrowings of ₹87,000 crore and was the top borrowing State. However, analysts pointed out that the quality of borrowing improved as it was channelised towards capital assets.

He said an important part of the conversation between the auditors and auditees was the cooperation and prompt response from ministries to access relevant information and documents

Mr. Murmu said the country had one of the largest railway networks which was crucial for its overall transport and logistic planning.