CAG flags irregularities in Bharatmala project tenders

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has found instances of irregularities in award of projects by agencies implementing central government funded highway projects. In its report on implementation of Phase-I of Bharatmala Pariyojana, the auditor has also found deficiencies in the appraisal and approval mechanism proposed to the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) in many of the high cost Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) projects.