# CAG flags Uttar Pradesh budget lapses, seeks realistic estimates 2026-08-07T00:45:45+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A Comptroller and Auditor General report tabled in the Uttar Pradesh assembly has criticised manual budget preparation and gaps in the state’s Integrated Financial Management System. It said Rs 219.57 crore was spent without budget provision and remains to be regularised. The report recorded 151 irregular reappropriations worth Rs 10,186.62 crore, including Rs 5,120.88 crore shifted to new services between 2018 and 2024. It also listed 1,885 cases where spending exceeded allocations, involving Rs 13,938.27 crore. The CAG said budget surrender and reappropriation were handled through physical files before being entered into the system, causing delays and preventing real-time accounting. It asked the finance department to improve IFMS controls and make estimates more realistic. Additional chief secretary Deepak Kumar said the government had already improved IFMS and would take further steps. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Tags: CAG, IFMS, public finance, state budget, Uttar Pradesh Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/cag-flags-uttar-pradesh-budget-lapses-seeks-realistic-estimates/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/cag-flags-uttar-pradesh-budget-lapses-seeks-realistic-estimates/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.