MUMBAI: Touted as the most fool-proof, the scrutiny of records of state's flagship direct benefit transfer (DBT) scholarship scheme by the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) has revealed that the unaided private institutions were paid a fee which was more than the one fixed by fee regulatory authority (FRA). Lack of internal audit mechanism has been termed as the reason behind the irregularity.
"The fee fixed by FRA was all inclusive. However, the payment of separate fees under “other fees” over and above the fee fixed by FRA resulted in excess payment of scholarship of ? 53.41 crore to the institutions/students for the academic year 2018-19 and 2019-20," said the CAG report tabled in the state legislature on Friday.
