‘Do we need a 4th-party audit?’ PM raps secretaries over quality of public projects
Chairing the monthly Pragati meeting on Tuesday, Modi is learned to have told the top bureaucrats that such things are “unacceptable” and the system won’t work like this. Modi reviewed six infrastructure projects across railway, road and power sectors, spanning nine states with a cumulative cost of over Rs 30,000 crore. He said infrastructure projects should be viewed and monitored as an…
Prime Minister Modi questioned the necessity of a fourth-party audit for public projects, expressing concern over quality issues. He emphasized that while third-party audits are standard practice, they might not be effective. At the monthly Pragati meeting, Modi stressed that infrastructure projects should be viewed as an integrated whole, rather than isolated sections, and called for a balance between speed and uncompromising quality.
He urged ministries, states, and implementing agencies to adopt modern technologies and strengthen quality assurance at every stage. PM also highlighted the importance of prevention in cyber fraud cases, calling for enhanced training, awareness, and education, particularly for vulnerable sections. He encouraged regular capacity-building of personnel to identify and counter emerging modes of cyber fraud.
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