Noida/Lucknow, Aug. 14 -- The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has uncovered serious procedural lapses in the functioning of the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA), citing irregularities in planning, land acquisition, pricing, and allotment that caused notional losses of Rs.13,362 crore to the state exchequer. The performance audit, covering the period from 2005-06 to 2017-18 and later updated to April 2021, found that irregularities in group housing plot allotments alone accounted for Rs.10,732 crore in dues. These lapses not only drained state revenue but also delayed housing projects, leaving thousands of homebuyers in distress. According to the report, dues worth Rs.19,500 crore were pending as of April...