Report No. 11 of 2025 - Audit Report for the period ended March 2024

What did the audit examine?

The audit examined the functioning of various departments and autonomous bodies under the Government of Kerala for the period ended March 2024.

Who / what it concerns

Government of Kerala

What the auditor found

• Misappropriation of ₹1.05 lakh by Fisheries Department
• Loss of ₹6.85 crore in Government of India assistance by Health and Family Welfare Department
• Wasteful expenditure of ₹84.32 lakh by Scheduled Castes Development Department due to construction without land ownership transfer
• Undue benefit to contractors by Water Resources Department
• Loss of ₹1.05 lakh in Fisheries Department
• Loss of ₹6.85 crore in Health and Family Welfare Department
• Wasteful expenditure of ₹84.32 lakh in Scheduled Castes Development Department
• Undue benefit to contractors in Water Resources Department
• Delay in preparation of annual accounts by University of Calicut (4-5 months) and submission to Kerala State Audit Department (7-8 months)
• Delay of 10-19 months in audit by Kerala State Audit Department
• Unsettled advances by officials (₹6.79 crore) from 1975-76 to 2023-24
• Non-functional co-operative societies (3,291) and 686 under liquidation
• Outstanding loans and shares totaling ₹1,173.29 crore, with ₹492.94 crore unrecovered
• Uncollected audit fees of ₹16 crore, with ₹6.63 crore pending over five years
• ₹35.44 crore owed to Co-operative Member Relief Fund and ₹140.72 crore to Professional Education Fund

Points worth noting

• ₹1,173.29 crore in outstanding loans and shares, with ₹492.94 crore unrecovered
• ₹6.79 crore in unsettled advances by officials from 1975-76 to 2023-24
• 3,291 non-functional co-operative societies and 686 under liquidation
• ₹16 crore in uncollected audit fees, with ₹6.63 crore pending over five years