Regarding Action Taken Notes on the Recommendations of PAC (3rd, 4th and 6th Para of 15th Report of 15th Lok Sabha).

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....15^th Report of 15^th Lok Sabha).                             The Public Account Committee vide the 3^rd, 4^th and 6^th paragraphs of its 15th Report (of the 15^th Lok Sabha) has made certain important recommendations/observations that relate to prompt and proper handling of Audit Paras by the CBEC as well as by its field formations. For ease of reference the gist of the same is given below:- (a) Timely submission of Action Taken Notes has nothing to do with the finality of the matter through the judicial process because what sought from the Ministry is the information on ....

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....e till the issue is settled. All the field formations of Ministry of  Finance (Department of Revenue) should be suitably instructed to take appropriate action against the defaulters promptly and intimate the same to the Ministry and then to the C&AG without any delay. All the paragraphs related to earlier Reports should also be reviewed and a timeframe should be specified to finalize them. (Refer paragraph 6 of said Report) 2. In the aforestated background the Board has examined the present procedure of handling Audit Paras. Accordingly, in line with the recommendations of the PAC, a suitable procedure that ensures time bound and proper handling of Audit Paras and timely replies to C&AG has been devised.   The Board d....

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....d to within the stipulated time period of four month from the receipt of DAPs/Audit Paras and PAC Paras.    (vi) After vetting of the ATN/ATR by C&AG the concerned Customs section, CBEC shall send the same to the Hindi section within three days.  Thereafter, the vetted ATN/ATR (15 copies in Hindi and 30 copies in English) shall be sent to Monitoring Cell within 15 days of receipt of C&AG letter confirming vetting.  (vii) Subsequent queries, if any, on Ministry's comments/ATN shall be likewise promptly dealt with in consultation with concerned Commissionerate, if required, and replied to C&AG without delay. (viii) Copies of approved ATNs/ATRs shall necessarily be sent by concerned Customs section, CBEC ....