Indian Railways' idea is to raise revenue through higher utilisation of seats and not by passing the burden on the travellers.

Even as government pats itself on the back for 71 per cent surge in the number of income tax returns (ITRs) filed upto August 31 this year, the direct tax collection data released by CAG paints an uninspiring picture.

Recently, a CAG report had come down hard on the railways for the flexi-fare prices and it stated a comparison with airfare for 13 sectors showed that travelling in aeroplane was cheaper than in train for a large number of routes.

Two issues that commonly crop up when enforcing CSR rules have been the quantum of spending, and the quality of spending.

The Modi government, already backed into the corner over unemployment, absconding defaulters, rupee depreciation, fuel prices and more, would not want more bad news on the NPA front at this juncture.

CAG questions their decision to allocate CSR funds for construction of the world's tallest statue.

The 2009 deal was for eight P-8I (Poseidon Eight India) aircraft. The first aircraft came to India in May 2013 and all the eight aircraft have been fully integrated into Indian Navy's operations.

According to CAG, the cost overrun was to the tune of Rs 2,928 crore, while the time overrun was about four to five years in various packages of six New AIIMS.

Of CSR expenditure of 77 CPSEs under 24 Ministries that were reviewed for compliance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, CSR Rules and Department of Public Enterprises Office Memorandums, very few concentrated on Punjab and north-eastern states like Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland and Sikkim, CAG points out.

The maximum permissible speed to cover the distance between Fatehpur and Allahabad is 130 km/h and a minimum of 53 minutes.

In its report for year ending March 2017, the CAG has found that the flexi-fare system in premium trains led to increase in passenger earnings but the number of travellers during September 9, 2016 to July 31, 2017 came down by over six lakhs when compared to the corresponding period in 2015-2016.

This is the first major exercise undertaken by the BBB, headed by newly appointed chairman B P Sharma, former Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training. Sharma was appointed head of the panel in April after completion of two-year term of former CAG Vinod Rai.

Last year, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had filed three cases against unnamed officials in the civil aviation ministry and the airline for gross irregularities.

The Dalmia group, under the memorandum of understanding, would maintain the monument and build basic infrastructure around it and has committed a sum of Rs 25 crore for the purpose over a period spanning five years.

What is missing is the formation of the Bank Investment Company (BIC), a holding company for housing the government stake at all the PSBs. So far, there is no road map. The PSBs are already neck deep in trouble with government only pouring in more capital.

Former DoPT Secretary Bhanu P Sharma was appointed as the Chairman of the Banks Board Bureau for two years. Until recently, the BBB was headed by the former CAG Vinod Rai.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has written to Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia to look into the possibilities and submit a report to GST Council

The Centre had launched the Swachh Bharat Mission on October 2, 2014, with 25 per cent state share to improve sanitation and cleanliness in the country. Experts say the Modi government's vision to eliminate open defecation by October 2, 2019, could remain just a dream if similar trend is seen in other states as well.