Arrears hit Rs 755 billion as Rs88 billion added in a year
Summary
Nepal's cumulative financial irregularities have risen to Rs755.17 billion, with Rs88.09 billion added in the fiscal year 2024–25, according to the Auditor General's report.
Key Points
- Nepal's total outstanding unsettled financial irregularities have reached Rs755.17 billion.
- Irregularities amounting to Rs88.09 billion were recorded in fiscal year 2024–25 alone.
- Audits covered 5,526 government offices with expenditures worth Rs9.48 trillion, uncovering nearly Rs100 billion in arrears.
- Auditor General Toyam Raya reported the cumulative irregularities stood at Rs733 billion last year, with Rs63.12 billion settled over the year but arrears still increasing.
