Irregularities at SKICC: Committee completes special audit, detects faults

A five member committee, constituted to conduct audit of (SKICC)  Sher e Kashmir International Convention Centre, have finally completed the audit and submitted a detailed reporte to Director General Audit and Inspection.

Well placed sources told Early Times that the report, submitted by the committee, is being scrutinised and will be fowarded to Comissioner Secretary Finance. 

"We have detected a number of loopholes during the audit and have submitted over 100 page report to DG Audit and Inspection," A Comittee member confirmed to ET. 

he, however, didn't offer further details as he isn't aithorized to talk to media.

Deputy Director Finance Sonika Arora, who was heading the audit committee, wasn't available for a comment as she dropped calls of this reporter multiple times. 

Important to reacall here, former Tourism Minister Tassaduq Mufti had ordered Specail audit of SKICC after removing Director SKICC Yasmeena Khan and attaching her engineering staff. However surprisingly, the Governor Administration has provided 'royal accomdation' to the officer in Jammu. 

Earlier Departmental enquiry had founf them involved in mass bungling and corruption from last several years. The officials were attached with the Tourism Department which is SKICC's administrative department as well. 

As reported already Then Director Yasmeen Khan was allegedly operating bank account of the centre illegally as the account was supposed to be operated jointly by the Chief Accounts Officer (CAO) JK Tourism Development Corporation (JKTDC) and Director. The CAO of JKTDC was also having additional charge to deal with the accounts of SKICC,
As per Government order No: 38 -TSM-of 1988 Dated 9.8.1988, the Director of SKICC cannot operate the bank account on its own as it is a joint account to be operated by Director SKICC & CAO of J&K Tourism Development Corporation (JKTDC). As per authentic sources , the order has not been amended till date with some alternate Government order or approval from SKICC board of Governors.

Then Director had also spent more than 20 crores of rupees on civil and electric works from last 3 years in SKICC without following laid down procedures. 

The norms haven't  been also followed in revenue utilization and also in awarding promotions and other benefits to employees of SKICC.