Madhya Pradesh's revenue surplus drops, CAG finds
This audit examines the financial performance, budgetary management, and financial reporting practices of the Government of Madhya Pradesh for the financial year 2024-25.
Government of Madhya Pradesh
- Undischarged liabilities of ₹1,681.77 crore (0.43% of Total Expenditure) carried forward, including State Compensatory Afforestation Deposit, SDRF, SDMF, and off-budget borrowings.
- Revenue receipts grew by 7.04% in 2024-25, a significant drop from 14.73% growth in 2023-24.
- Subsidies more than tripled over the past five years and more than doubled since the previous year.
- Large-scale savings and excess expenditure in 57 grants and two appropriations, requiring regularisation by the legislature.
- Delays in submission of utilisation certificates by departments such as Panchayati Raj Development and Social Justice.
- Substantial use of Minor Head 800 (Other Receipts/Expenditure), affecting transparency.
- Pending full migration to Single Nodal Agency (SNA) and SNA-SPARSH systems for fund tracking.
- State failed to arrest fiscal deficit within target levels of the State FRBM Act.
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Document details
| Official title | Report No. 1 of 2026 of Government of Madhya Pradesh- Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on State Finances for the year 2024-25 |
| Source body | Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG) — audit reports |
| Reference number | Report No. 1 of 2026 |
| Status | None (audit_report) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 1 |