Audit flags transparency, accountability concerns in uniform purchases by Chandigarh welfare dept

Audit flags transparency, accountability concerns in uniform purchases by Chandigarh welfare dept

Raising concerns over “transparency, accountability and possible financial losses”, the office of the Chief Audit Officer found that all uniforms for the age group of three to six years at Anganwadi centers in Chandigarh were purchased from Burail Model Jail, Chandigarh, instead of the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal. These uniforms were purchased by the Chandigarh Department of Social Welfare, Women and Child Development even without invi…