Kolkata, July 25 -- The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has flagged serious irregularities in West Bengal's assessment and distribution of relief following Cyclone Amphan, including an "exaggerated and unrealistically high" damage assessment, duplicate payments to 9,226 beneficiaries and discrepancies in bank account details involving Rs 125.07 crore.
The CAG report on the state's response to the Super Cyclonic Storm Amphan was tabled in the West Bengal Assembly on Saturday.
Bibhudutta Basantia the Principal Account General (Audit-I) on Saturday said that the the CAG had shared their reports with the state government but no action was taken in the past four years.
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) was at the helm of the state f...