Additional Secretary/Finance Advisor, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India (GoI) convened a review meeting on the preparation of the accounts of the LAHDC, Leh and Kargil district pending for the last 25 years.

Advisor Ladakh Umang Narula was present during the meeting.

Additional Secretary, MHA was informed that the Finance Department of UT Ladakh has started a weekly monitoring system to review the accounts preparation of LAHDCs post the serious observation in the CAG report on non-submission of accounts since the inception of the LAHDCs. Additional Secretary also asked for submission of a sectoral-wise breakup of the current year's budgetary allocation and estimated expenditures incurred.

The Chief Controllers of Finance (CCF) of LAHDCs of Leh and Kargil presented a detailed report on the progress of their work in preparing the pending accounts. They also informed about the various shortcomings and issues faced by them in this process. 
 
It was decided in the meeting that the prepared accounts would be sent to the office of the Jammu and Kashmir Accountant General on the concurred deadlines starting from November, 2021.
 
Deputy Commissioner/Chief Executive Officer were urged to monitor the booking of expenditure under different works on a regular basis to ensure that allotted budgets are timely expended and not wait for the month of March, in view of restriction on expenditure booking in the last month of the financial year.