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Any incremental expenditure beyond the existing family pension needs to be separately budgeted and classified by Assam.
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GUWAHATI: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has asked the Assam government to review the Compassionate Family Pension (CFP) scheme as it not only defies legal principles but also has put an estimated additional financial burden of Rs 156.91 crore per annum on the state exchequer.
The state government has not asked for separate budget allocation for the CFP scheme and by booking the entire expenditure under pension has violated budget and accounting rules applicable to a new scheme, the CAG said in its report for the year 2019 that was tabled in the ongoing budget session of the assembly.