The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has flagged discrepancies in the budgeting practices of the Kerala government, asserting that the State needs to be more “realistic” in its budgetary assumptions and ensure efficient control mechanisms.
In its State Finances audit report for the year ended 2021, the CAG identifies instances of misclassification of expenditures and investment, lack of transparency, excess and unnecessary reappropriation of funds and failure to execute schemes among the practices that need correction.