Bhubaneswar: The Board of Revenue, Odisha has decided to streamline the revenue audit process by capping the time for completing an audit at any office at 20 working days and barring auditors from conducting inspections in their own districts.
The decisions were taken at a review meeting on audit-related matters chaired by Board of Revenue Member Satyabrata Sahu. The meeting discussed challenges faced by audit teams while conducting prolonged inspections at offices under the Revenue Commissioner, Collectors/District Magistrates, Sub-Collectors, Tahsils and Bhudan establishments.
To bring greater objectivity, transparency and impartiality to the process, Sahu directed officials to prepare a Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) after reviewing the existing audit practices. The meeting noted that field staff of various committees under the Board, which cover around 420 offices, were facing difficulties in completing their routine audit work effectively.
It was further decided that offices yet to be audited would be taken up on priority and that the audit of a particular office for a financial year must be completed within the stipulated timeframe.
The Secretary of the Board of Revenue, Financial Advisor, Under Secretary, Audit Superintendent and auditors attended the meeting.
