The Local Self-Government department (LSGD) has reconstituted audit monitoring committees at the district and State levels to ensure timely completion of audit reports of local bodies. The reconstituting of the committees was necessitated by the formation of the LSGD Common Service by merging five government departments. The monitoring committees will have the power to summon the secretaries and implementing officers of local bodies which do not reply to audit report observations on time.

The State-level audit monitoring committee will be headed by the Principal Secretary (LSGD) and will consist of the Principal Director (LSGD), Director (Rural, LSGD), Director (Urban, LSGD) as well as officials from the audit and finance departments as members. The committee will meet every three months and will scrutinise the action taken report submitted by the Principal Director (LSGD). When required, the departmental officials can be summoned to the meetings of the monitoring committee.

Audit adalats

The district-level committees will be headed by the District Joint Director (LSGD) and will consist of Assistant Director (LSGD) as well as audit and finance department officials. The district committee will meet every two months. The audit agencies will have to submit the details regarding the pending parts of the audit in the grama panchayats, block panchayats, district panchayats, municipalities, Corporations, town planning and engineering wings. The committee meetings will decide on holding audit adalats to dispose of the pending parts of the audits.