Audit reveals BOAT Mumbai diverted ₹17.3 cr SC/ST grant to pay General quota stipend
CAG found BOAT Mumbai used ₹17.34 crore meant for SC/ST apprentices to pay stipends to General-category candidates.
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has revealed that the Board of Apprenticeship Training (BOAT) in Mumbai misused ₹17.34 crore allocated for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) apprentices. Instead of using the funds for their intended purpose or seeking approval, BOAT Mumbai diverted the money to pay stipends to General-category candidates.
The audit, part of CAG's report on central autonomous bodies under the education ministry, identified a 25% shortfall in SC apprenticeship engagement and a 72% shortfall in ST apprenticeship engagement between 2020-21 and 2022-23. The CAG report also highlighted deficiencies at various institutions, including irregularities in procurement, governance, financial, and human resource management at IIM Rohtak.
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