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Year 2005: January - March |
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The Audit Awareness Programme conducted for DYT, GYT Members
28 March, 2005: A team of Audit officials conducted
Audit Awareness programme on 26th March 2005 in
Dzongkhag Administration, Haa. The programme was attended by
Dasho Dzongda, Dasho Drangpon, DYT Chairman & Dy. Chairman,
DYT members, GYT Chairman & Dy. Chairman, Dzongkhag Sector
Heads and Regional Heads.
The Royal Audit Authority
completed the Audit Awareness Programme in 14 Dzongkhags and
Haa was the 15th Dzongkhag. The Awareness
Programme was conducted because one of the significant changes
introduced during the 9th Plan is the Geog Based
planning and administration of development reflecting the
priorities, needs and capacities of the geogs.
The responsibility for
implementation of the geog based development rests with the
Gups who are also the Chairmen of the GYTs.
The GYT Chathrim also clearly
spelt out the roles, responsibilities, procedures and
administrative and financial powers of the GYTs. The
responsibility to monitor and review and report on the
functioning and performance of the Geog Administrations rests
with the Royal Audit Authority.
Various capacity programmes
are being carried out by the various agencies of the Royal
Government such as training the geog clerks and other members
of the GYT. In line with these the Royal Audit Authority
considered it important to educate and create Awareness in the
field of auditing among the members of DYTs and GYTs.
This input is found to be even
more critical and urgent when many of the GYT members are
neither educated nor possesses experience in the field of
modern administration and management to effectively undertake
development activities.
The audit observations from
some of the geogs audited recently is evident of this
urgency.
The Royal Audit Authority
presumes observations had occurred due to the ignorance of
rules and procedures. In order that perpetuation of such
prohibited practices are prevented, it is necessary to clarify
the doubts, dispel suspicions, misgivings and misconceptions.
The Royal Audit Authority also
seized the opportunity to explain its roles, responsibilities,
auditing procedures, plans & policies.
The Royal Audit Authority is
very much hopeful that through this programme we would be able
to help them render clean and transparent services to the
public, while leading in reduction of corruption and ensuring
successful implementation of the 9th Plan as
expected of each public servant by Our Beloved Monarch.
The similar programme was conducted in Ugyen Dorji Higher
Secondary School in Haa Dzongkhag which was attended by the
Teachers and Students on 26th March 2005.
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Auditor General expresses RAA's
gratitude to the Home Secretary, Dasho Peden Wangchuk for his
excellent support
March 18, 2005: The
Hon'ble Auditor General of Bhutan, expressed his sincere
gratitude for the excellent coorperation and support rendered
by the Ministry of Home & Cultural Affairs for following up of
the Audit Reports of the agencies and administrations under
its jurisdiction.
He commended the contributions made by the Ministry, MoHA
towards promotion of accountability in the Kingdom.
He stated that RAA is encouraged to carry out auditing
effectively and look forward to having extra-ordinary
relationship in future.
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JOCV Kaneko San leaves Bhutan
March 2, 2005:
Tsuyoshi Kaneko San worked in the Royal Audit Authority
 as
the System Engineer (JOCV) from 3rd January 2003.
He is the second JOCV volunteer with the Royal Audit
Authority. During his stay in the RAA, he had developed the
RAA Asset Management System (RAMS), trained its users,
assisted in solving problems related to Audit Information
Management System (AIMS), and also assisted auditors in use of
IT effectively.
He was at home in RAA attending office always in Gho. He was
known to be the most hardworking JOCV in town, sometime even
spending the night in the office.
Having successfully
completed his term in Bhutan he leaves for Japan on 3rd March
2005.
Kaneko will be dearly missed by all in RAA
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UNDP, RAA and DADM signed a Project of $ 125,000
February 18, 2005:
The Royal Audit Authority and the UNDP signed into an
agreement, whereby the UNDP will provide financial assistance
of US $ 125,000 to strengthen the institutional capacity of
RAA in conducting Performance Auditing. The project document
was signed by the UNDP Resident Representative, Miss Renata
Lok Dessallien, Auditor General of Bhutan, Dasho Kunzang
Wangdi and the Director General of the Department of Aid and
Debt Management, Dasho Nima Wangdi.
During the signing ceremony, Miss R. Dessallien expressed her
appreciation for the works done by the RAA in promoting
accountability in Bhutan. She said that UNDP is happy to be
associated with RAA once again.
Director General, DADM stated that audit is integral to
financial management system as such DADM is happy to support
the UN’s assistance to RAA.
Auditor General acknowledged the contribution made by UNDP and
UNDTCD towards strengthening of RAA in the past and he hoped
to benefit meaningfully from the present assistance towards
institutionalizing Performance Auditing/Value For Money
Auditing.
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In Bhutan, even
the king can't smoke
New Delhi, Jan. 28:
King Jigme Singye Wangchuk, who has ruled Bhutan for over
three decades, seems to have become one of the early
casualties of his country's path-breaking legislation banning
smoking in public.
"The ban
has already forced me to cut down on my smoking and now I am
even thinking of giving it up altogether," the king said.
Read more
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RAA delegation
returns from the Kingdom of Nepal
January 28, 2005:
 A
five member delegation of the Royal Audit Authority led by the
Auditor General of Bhutan, Dasho Kunzang Wangdi returned to
Thimphu on 27th January 2005 from Nepal. The
delegation visited the Office of the Auditor General of Nepal
(OAGN) and Commission for the Investigation of Abuses of
Authority (CIAA). The delegation observed the functioning of
the ONAG, the Supreme Audit Institution of Nepal as well as
that of the CIAA. The Auditor General of Bhutan and heads of
OAGN and CIAA observed that all three agencies would immensely
benefit from each others experiences and agreed to foster
co-operation including exchange of visits and sharing of
information.
The Auditor General also
held informal discussions with the Chief Election
Commissioner; Attorney General; Chairman, Public Service
Commission; Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs of Nepal
and Finance Secretary of Nepal.
The delegation also made a
courtesy call on the Hon'ble Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal,
H. E. Bharat Mohan Adhikari.
The
delegation also visited the Dairy Development Corporation of
Nepal, institutional and religious sites.
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RAA
Delegation to the Kingdom of Nepal
January 20, 2005:
The Honourable Auditor General of Bhutan, Dasho Kunzang Wangdi
will lead a five-member delegation to the Kingdom of Nepal on
23rd January 2005. The delegation will visit the office of the
Auditor General of the Kingdom of Nepal and the Commission for
the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) of Nepal. The
visit is intended to observe how Anti Corruption Offices
function and to explore possibilities to develop long-term
working relationship with the Supreme Audit Institution of
Nepal and CIAA.
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The Mid
Year Review Meeting on Annual Audit Plan
January 14, 2005:
As
resolved during the 7th Annual Audit Conference Barriers to Effective
Auditing: Finding Solution, the Policy and Planning Division, RAA is
organizing The Mid Year Review Meeting on Annual Audit Plan from 17-18
January 2005. This is the first of its kind to be organized in RAA.
The
agenda for the meeting includes:
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Review of Annual Audit Plan 2004-2005 including division wise budget |
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Presentation of Revised Annual Audit Plan for the period January 2005 to mid
June 2005 |
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Proposal on Establishment of centralized follow-up section |
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Proposal on award of additional incentive/reward scheme |
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Presentation on the system Dealing with in-coming communications |
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Categorization of auditee agencies into A, B & C and agreeing on yardstick
for duration, frequency & auditors for each category |
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Presentation of training needs and training calendar and other PDIRD
activities. |
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Presentation of Terms of References (ToR’s) for Technical Audit Support
Division |
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Progress on development of comprehensive audit check lists |
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Progress on development of comprehensive audit check lists for audit of
receipts |
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Progress on development of comprehensive audit check lists for Environmental
Audit |
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Any
Other Business |
The
meeting will discuss and finalize most of the recommendations reflected in the
Peer Review Report of the Royal Audit Authority conducted by the Office
of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. The three Assistant Auditors
General from the Office of the Assistant Auditor General, Bumthang, Tsirang and
Samdrup Jongkhar are here at the Head Quarter for the meeting along with
selected team leaders. All the Division Chiefs, Senior Officials and Team
leaders will attend the meeting.
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The Mid Year Review Meeting on Annual Audit Plan
January 14, 2005:
As resolved during the 7th Annual Audit Conference
Barriers to Effective Auditing: Finding Solution, the
Policy and Planning Division, RAA is organizing The Mid
Year Review Meeting on Annual Audit Plan from 17-18
January 2005. This is the first of its kind to be organized in
RAA.
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Three new officers join RAA
January
13, 2005:
Three graduates: Miss Chhoden, Mr. Chime Dorji and Mr. Sonam
Tobgye, the 8th Batch of Post Graduate Certificate in
Financial Management Course from the Royal Institute of
Management, Simtokha had joined in the Royal Audit Authority
with effect from January 2005.
They have attended a weeklong Pre-Service orientation
programme from 3-7 January 2005 organized by the Professional
Development and International Relations Division. The
programme covered: Evolution, mandate, organization,
International Relations of Royal Audit Authority, Audit
Working papers and programmes, Audit procedures, Audit
Interviewing skills, Audit memo format and report writing, and
basics of construction Audit. They were also briefed
on Audit Welfare Scheme and House Keeping Manual. The officers
shall undertake a study of the Deposit of
uncollected taxes by the Department of Revenue and Customs to
Audit Recoveries: Its impact on Forecast of the National
Revenue as their first assignment. The assignment is
expected to get an insight on the validity of the observation
made by the DRC representatives during the second RAA Open
Forum on 10th December 2004. They will study on the nature and
extent of recoveries of taxes/revenue made by audit during the
last five years (2000-2004) and to evaluate and analyze how
positively or negatively the collection had affected the tax
assessment, collection and reporting of the Department of
Revenue and Customs.
The assignment is expected to complete by the end of February
2005.
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