The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday denied allegations of misappropriation, after AP Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman Payyavula Keshav raked up a controversy by seeking a full-fledged audit of the state Finance Department. Payyavula Keshav had alleged that large sums in excess of Rs 41,000 crore remained unaccounted for. 

Responding to the allegations, Principal Finance Secretary Shamsher Singh Rawat on Friday, July 9, refuted the allegations made by Payyavula Keshav.  

Citing some other reasons, the official said that all transactions were carried out in accordance with the procedure and provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Treasury and Financial Code. "This is being informed to the Principal Accountant General," Rawat said

In the letter to the Principal Finance Secretary SS Rawat, the Principal Accountant General had said that they had noticed that 10,806 bills involving Rs 41,043.08 crore were drawn under a ‘special bill’ category, without adhering to codal provisions. The bills did not have any details of classification, drawing and disbursing officer, beneficiary details, sanction or vouchers, the Principal Accountant General said.

"Due to non-availability of the details for the said amount, the genuineness of the claims is susceptible of verification. This depicts defective internal controls in the system of processing payments," the PAG had noted, seeking urgent remedial measures and plugging of loopholes

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