Delhi govt tabled CAG report in Assembly after multiple reminders: Sources
India Today
According to sources close to LG's office, the Delhi government tabled the CAG report in the Assembly after multiple reminders.
Sources close to the Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena's office have claimed that the Delhi government tabled audit report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on the state's finances in the Assembly on July 5 after multiple reminders.
According to sources, the CAG office did not receive any response from the finance department ,headed by Manish Sisodia, about the delay in placing audit reports before the Assembly.
India Today has accessed a copy of communication from CAG office to the LG Secretariat in which CAG informed Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena about the delay.
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It must be noted that the Constitution mandates reports of the CAG relating to a state's finances must be submitted to the Governor of the state and must be tabled in the Assembly.
A total of five CAG reports -- State Finances Audit Report, Revenue Economic, Social and General Sectors and PSUs, Social General & Economic Sectors (Non-PSUs), Finance Accounts of GNCTD and Appropriation Accounts of GNCTD, were pending with the Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. The reports were placed before the Assembly on July 5.
According to the report, the Delhi government has maintained a revenue surplus since 2015.
