EPA understaffed, workers underpaid – audit finds

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inadequately staffed, according to the findings of an audit conducted by former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran, who has concluded that the salaries offered are unattractive and has resulted in a high staff turnover.

Goolsarran was tasked with conducting a forensic audit of the EPA and was subsequently requested by the Minister within the Ministry of Finance to do additional work.

In a supplementary report on the forensic audit and review of the EPA, which was uploaded to the Ministry of Finance’s website last Thursday, he said that the Agency has been