CAG pulls up I&B for early release of funds to NBCC for NMIC
25 July 2015 5:42 AM IST
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has been pulled up by the Comptroller and Auditor General for prematurely releasing funds to National Buildings Construction Corporation for construction of National Museum on Indian Cinemas (NMIC), even before the state-run builder achieved the specific milestones.
In a report tabled in Parliament on Friday, the CAG said the I&B ministry had in 2010 initiated a project to build the NMIC in Films Division complex in Mumbai.
At an estimated cost Rs 101.20 crore, the project was expected to be completed in June 2012. As per a contract between the Films Division and NBCC, payments were to be made on completion of various milestones. The auditing body in its report said that the ministry in contravention of the terms of the <g data-gr-id="13">contract,</g> released funds to NBCC without specific linkages.
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