Kathmandu, April 14 -- Every time the Office of the Auditor General releases its annual report, it brings to the fore several facets of how government money is spent and how state agencies fail to justify their spending. The report also points out flaws in procurement processes and misuse of grants and government facilities.

The report of the constitutional body, released for the fiscal year 2017-2018 on Friday, which says per capita debt of Nepalis has surged to Rs31,750, shows how a handful of people, though, were using state facilities without proper legal measures in a blatant misuse of taxpayers' money.

"One former chief justice who retired on March 15 last year has neither returned the vehicle nor furnished its price to the Suprem...