Report on Social, Economic, Revenue Sectors and Local Government, Mizoram, year ended 31 March 2023

A report in six chapters carrying four performance audits — solid waste management in urban areas, disaster preparedness and management, welfare of building and other construction workers, and implementation of the 74th Constitutional Amendment — along with ten compliance audit paragraphs.

State: Mizoram
Audit period: 1 Apr 2017 — 31 Mar 2023
Presented: 27 Aug 2025

Findings

The State Advisory Committee on disaster management held no meetings at all between 2017-18 and 2021-22.
“The SAC did not conduct any meetings during the period 2017-18 to 2021-22 and did not perform its role effectively in making recommendations on different aspects of disaster management in the State.”Overview
The automated landslide monitoring system envisaged in the State Plan since 2015 had still not been established, and regular inspection of landslide-prone areas was not carried out as the state and national disaster plans require.
“Regular inspection of landslide prone areas and research studies had not been conducted as per State Disaster Management Plan and National Disaster Management Plan... The State Authority had not yet established automated landslide monitoring system even though this was envisaged in the State Plan since 2015.”Overview
No capacity building or training was given to medical or police personnel and no mock drills were held in 2020-21 or 2021-22; the state has no dedicated State Disaster Response Force battalion.
“Audit noticed that no capacity building measures/ training had been imparted to medical/ police personnel and no mock drills had been conducted between 2020-21 to 2021-22. The State did not establish a dedicated State Disaster Response Force battalion.”Overview
Urban bodies did not determine how much solid waste is generated because there are no weighbridges; segregation was negligible; and Lunglei and Lawngtlai have no waste processing facility or scientific landfill at all.
“The implementing agencies did not determine the actual quantum of solid waste generated due to lack of weighbridges... non-existence of waste processing facility and scientific landfill in Lunglei and Lawngtlai urban areas.”Overview
Sanitation workers were not provided protective equipment, and where provided at Aizawl Municipal Corporation not all workers wore it; no samples had been tested at the Tuirial landfill between its establishment and December 2022.
“Personal protective equipment like uniform, jacket, raincoats were not provided to workers and there were instances which indicated that those provided to the sanitation workers of Aizawl Municipal Corporation were not worn by all workers... No samples were tested at the landfill site in Tuirial, between the establishment of landfill site and the date of Audit (December 2022).”Overview

Findings

The State Advisory Committee on disaster management held no meetings at all between 2017-18 and 2021-22.

“The SAC did not conduct any meetings during the period 2017-18 to 2021-22 and did not perform its role effectively in making recommendations on different aspects of disaster management in the State.”Overview

The automated landslide monitoring system envisaged in the State Plan since 2015 had still not been established, and regular inspection of landslide-prone areas was not carried out as the state and national disaster plans require.

“Regular inspection of landslide prone areas and research studies had not been conducted as per State Disaster Management Plan and National Disaster Management Plan... The State Authority had not yet established automated landslide monitoring system even though this was envisaged in the State Plan since 2015.”Overview

No capacity building or training was given to medical or police personnel and no mock drills were held in 2020-21 or 2021-22; the state has no dedicated State Disaster Response Force battalion.

“Audit noticed that no capacity building measures/ training had been imparted to medical/ police personnel and no mock drills had been conducted between 2020-21 to 2021-22. The State did not establish a dedicated State Disaster Response Force battalion.”Overview

Urban bodies did not determine how much solid waste is generated because there are no weighbridges; segregation was negligible; and Lunglei and Lawngtlai have no waste processing facility or scientific landfill at all.

“The implementing agencies did not determine the actual quantum of solid waste generated due to lack of weighbridges... non-existence of waste processing facility and scientific landfill in Lunglei and Lawngtlai urban areas.”Overview

Sanitation workers were not provided protective equipment, and where provided at Aizawl Municipal Corporation not all workers wore it; no samples had been tested at the Tuirial landfill between its establishment and December 2022.

“Personal protective equipment like uniform, jacket, raincoats were not provided to workers and there were instances which indicated that those provided to the sanitation workers of Aizawl Municipal Corporation were not worn by all workers... No samples were tested at the landfill site in Tuirial, between the establishment of landfill site and the date of Audit (December 2022).”Overview