District Magistrate inviting for mahatma
gandhi nrega fund audit for 2025-2026
1.NATURE OF WORK
Tender Title: Expression of Interest for Mahatma Gandhi
NREGA Fund Audit (2025–26)
Scope of work:
- Conduct
statutory audit of MGNREGS fund utilization
- Audit
coverage includes:
- District
account
- 08
Block accounts
- 79
Gram Panchayat accounts
- Jhargram
SDO account
- 5
Project Implementing Agencies
- Additional
audit of:
- Pending
wages under 100 days program
- Administrative
funds released during FY 2023–24
- Deploy
audit teams at block headquarters and offices
- Submit
audit reports in prescribed MoRD/P&RD format
- Work
completion within 20 days from issue of work order
- Final
audit completion deadline: 31 July 2026
2.ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
The CA firm must:
✔ Be a Chartered
Accountant Firm
✔ Be empanelled
with C&AG for FY 2025–26
✔ Have
capability for Statutory Audit
✔ Possess:
- ICAI
registration
- PAN
- GST
registration
- IT
clearance certificate FY 2025–26
✔ Submit:
- Previous
MGNREGS audit work orders in West Bengal
- Self-declaration
of no professional misconduct
- Partner
details with ICAI certificates
- Team
composition and number of auditors
Knowledge requirement:
- e-FMS
- Ne-FMS
- Online
accounting systems under MGNREGS
3.FIRM REQUIREMENT
Required documents:
- Registration
certificate of firm
- ICAI
registration certificate
- IT
clearance certificate
- PAN
& GST details
- Maximum
number of work orders/engagement letters of MGNREGS audit in West Bengal
- Self-declaration
of no professional misconduct
- C&AG
empanelment document (2025–26)
- Details
of partners with ICAI membership proof
- Audit
team strength
- Proposed
audit fees
Operational requirements:
- Sufficient
auditors/team strength
- Dedicated
audit team deployment
- Coordination
with State Auditor
- Ability
to complete work within stipulated timeline
4.ADVANCE REQUIREMENT
No advance payment available
Payment condition:
- Payment
will be released only after:
- Submission
of Audit Report
- Submission
of Utilization Certificate
5.LOCATION REQUIREMENT
Office:
District Magistrate & District Programme
Coordinator, Jhargram
MGNREGA Cell, West Bengal
Field locations:
- 8
Blocks
- 79
Gram Panchayats
- Jhargram
SDO Office
- 5
Project Implementing Agencies
Audit teams need to travel across these locations.
No lodging, food, or logistical support will be provided.
6.CONTRACT DETAILS
Tender issue date:
22.05.2026
Submission deadline:
- Last
date:
02.06.2026 up to 12:00 Noon
- Opening:
02.06.2026 at 1:00 PM
Submission mode:
- By
post
- Courier
- Drop
box at MGNREGA Cell
Bid structure:
Two separate sealed envelopes:
- Technical
Bid
- Financial
Bid
Both to be enclosed in a larger envelope superscribed:
"EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR MGNREGS FUND
AUDIT FOR 2025–26"
Completion period:
- Audit
report within 20 days of work order
- Entire
audit work by 31 July 2026
7.FINANCIAL DETAILS
Minimum professional fee:
₹35,000 (inclusive of GST and all expenses)
Fee must include:
- GST
- Travel/conveyance
- Service
charges
- Any
incidental expenses
Rounding rule:
- Fractions
below ₹0.50 ignored
- ₹0.50
and above rounded upward
Payment terms:
- No
advance payment
- Paid
after completion and report submission