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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The government has asked various departments to strengthen their internal audit wings and make reports fool-proof to avoid errant officials going scot-free. A strict direction has also been given to complete pending audits before July.
The Finance Department, which issued a revised set of guidelines on internal inspections, said reports submitted by many departments had deficiencies that affect recovery of losses.
As per the guidelines, all departments have been asked to form audit monitoring committees before June 30. The department head should be the committee chairman and the finance officer and junior or senior superintendent should be the members.
The inspection wing should be headed by…
