OAG submits annual report to President Bhandari

Auditor General Tanka Mani Sharma submitted the annual report of the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) for fiscal year 2076/77 to President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on August 20. The ‘58th Annual Report of the OAG 2078’ was prepared as per Article 241 of the constitution and submitted to the President as per Article 294 (1) of the constitution. While receiving the report, which was finalised after the federal, provincial and local governments had submitted their respective reports, President Bhandari expressed her gratitude to the OAG and all the staff involved in preparing the document. She mentioned that the report will help the government in better utilising the available public resources, sound spending and infrastructure development. The president further added that the annual report of the OAG will also help the government in delivering better services and enhancing rule of law. On the occasion, AG Sharma apprised the president about the important points that have been included in the annual report. He informed that the report had been prepared after gathering the respective reports from the federal, provincial and local governments and focused on better utilisation of public funds.