The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has termed the Assam government budgetary assumptions for 2023-24 "unrealistic and overestimated," pointing out that in several cases supplementary grants were approved where expenditure of the original allotted funds was not even done.
It also highlighted non-submission of Utilisation Certificates (UCs) and annual accounts of several autonomous councils and other bodies.
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The CAG report on state finances for 2023-24, laid in the Assembly on Saturday (November 30, 2025), said the budgetary assumptions of the state government "continued to be unrealistic and overestimated" during the fiscal year, as it incurred an expenditure of ₹41,39,449.66 crore against grants and appropriations of ₹1,69,966.13 crore, resulting in overall savings of ₹30,516.47 crore.
These savings stood at 17.95% of total grants and appropriations made for the year.
