Bhubaneswar: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has unearthed massive financial irregularities, suspected misappropriation, and shocking lapses in the execution of key welfare and development programmes in Odisha.

According to a CAG report presented before the Odisha Assembly on Wednesday, a compliance audit of 11 sample Integrated Tribal Development Agencies (ITDAs) out of the total 22 ITDAs revealed glaring misuse of public funds during the financial years from 2018-19 to 2022- 23.

“Engineers entrusted with execution of works had personal bank accounts through which Rs 148.75 crore of project funds were routed. Audit detected personal transactions like ATM withdrawals, UPI transfers, mobile recharges, and even insurance premium payments from these accounts, raising stro

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