NEW DELHI: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has flagged concerns over the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) delegating the powers within the organisation for appraisal and approval of fully government funded projects. It has observed that this delegation of power implied non-separation of roles of execution, appraisal and approval of projects and denied the opportunity of independent scrutiny.
The CAG report on Bharatmala, the government’s flagship highway development programme, has referred to the decision of the NHAI board meeting of November 16, 2017 where the delegation of powers for appraisal and approval of government funded or EPC projects was given the go ahead.
