Audit offices orders a stop to MNDF expenditure for Senahiya

Auditor General’s Office has said that expenditure on electricity and water for Senahiya Hospital – run by Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) Medical Services – through MNDF budget in 2013 and 2014 was made in violation of permit by Ministry of Finance, and has ordered a stop to the expenditure.

Senahiya Hospital was handed over to MNDF in 2012, and Ministry of Finance gave their permit to spend on electricity, water and maintenance expenses through MNDF budget until the hospital started showing profit.

Audit report on Ministry of Defense for 2014 says that Senahiya’s financial statements showed the hospital started earning profit in 2013.

Audit reported stated that Senahiya earned MVR 3,747,190 as profit in 2013, and MVR 2,338,940 as profit in 2014.

Audit office said that expenses of Senahiya was still being covered through MNDF budget despite the hospital showing profit.

The office said that MVR 1,744,629 had been spent for electricity, and MVR 90,662 for water through MNDF budget in 2014 – which makes up 25 percent of the hospital’s expenditure for 2014.

“It has therefore been noted that this expenditure was made via MNDF budget in violation of the permission given by Ministry of Finance and Treasury,” read the audit report.

Audit office has also asked that the money spend on expenditure of Senahiya made through MNDF budget in 2013 and 2014 be paid back to the state.