New system to fix welfare audit issues

2026-03-28 - 20:32

The Ministry of Women has acknowledged Auditor-General findings of gaps in record-keeping and reconciliation across some social protection programs, while assuring no funds are missing. Minister Sashi Kiran says the issues are longstanding and recurring. She stresses that these issues stem from incomplete documentation and manual systems and not financial misappropriation. “At the moment, everything