Many important reports are to be presented in the assembly, Delhi government has withheld ten ‘sensitive’ CAG reports
None of the significant number of reports that are still awaiting table in the Delhi Assembly have been presented as of yet.
According to high-ranking individuals who are aware with the creation of these studies, ANI has learned that they probably include important audits and evaluations of several government projects and programs. The Delhi Assembly’s accountability and openness may be called into question given the delay in delivering these reports.
A well-known source claims that the following reports on the Government of the NCT of Delhi are not in the legislature:
1. The State Finances Audit Report for March 2021
2. Revenue, General Sectors, Economic, Social, and PSUs for the fiscal years 2020 and 2021 that concluded on March 31,
3. Evaluation of Delhi’s Performance in Preventing and Reducing Vehicle Air Pollution for the Year Ending March 31, 2021
4-Audit of Children in Need of Care and Protection’s Performance for the Year Ending March 31, 2021
5. Audit Report on State Finances for March 2022.
6. Evaluation of Delhi’s Liquor Supply Performance
7. The State Finances Audit Report for March 2023
8. Evaluation of Public Health Infrastructure and Health Service Management Performance
9. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India’s Performance Audit Report on “Delhi Transport Corporation’s Operation”
10-The Comptroller & Auditor General of India’s Performance Audit Report for March 31, 2022.
The Delhi LG reprimanded Delhi CM Atishi earlier in December 2024 for neglecting to provide CAG findings to the Assembly. Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena of Delhi requested the Legislative Assembly to call a special session on December 19–20, expressing concern about the Delhi government’s delay to present the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) findings.
Saxena stressed the government’s constitutional obligation to provide statutory audit reports to the assembly in a letter sent to Chief Minister Atishi. He emphasized to the CM the importance of these reports in maintaining accountability and openness in government operations.
Saxena said that the CAG reports had been suppressed for two years in spite of repeated cautions. A “deliberate lapse” occurred when the government failed to publish these reports, he said, and the administration was chastised for its closedness.
Saxena emphasized a promise from the Delhi government’s attorney that the reports will be sent to the Speaker in two to three days, citing the recent Delhi High Court judgment. Additionally, Saxena chastised the administration for holding only five sessions in the previous five years.
Saxena requested Atishi to confer with the Speaker and call a special session to lay the CAG findings since the present Assembly’s term ends in February 2025. He emphasized the bipartisan need for openness by sharing the letter with the Speaker and the Leader of the Opposition before closing it.
