India, March 12 -- A performance audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on the development of tourism infrastructure in Arunachal Pradesh has revealed major shortcomings in the planning, execution and monitoring of tourism projects in the state.

The audit, which covered the period from 2017-18 to 2021-22, was presented in the State Legislative Assembly on March 10 by Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein. The report flagged instances of wasteful expenditure, diversion of funds, award of work to ineligible contractors and the creation of several non-functional tourism assets.

The CAG also pointed to serious systemic lapses, including the absence of a comprehensive tourism policy framework, ad-hoc project implementation a...