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CAG Report Details Rs 3,500 Crore Irregularities Under Kejriwal Government
A special report called the CAG report checks how the Delhi government in India spends public money.
A minister named Parvesh Sahib Singh told reporters that this report found big problems in how money was handled.
He said the old Delhi government, led by Arvind Kejriwal, may have mishandled about 3,500 crore rupees.
He said the old government gave contracts without following proper rules, and paperwork for most of those contracts has gone missing.
He also said some businesses were allowed to avoid paying taxes for a long time.
He claimed some people received electricity subsidies even though their bills were zero for a whole year.
He said building a hospital cost much more money than planned.
These are accusations made by a minister from the current government, so we do not know yet if they are true.
The party of the old government, called AAP, has not yet given any reply.
The minister says the matter should be looked into further.
A CAG report tabled in the Delhi Assembly alleges financial irregularities of about Rs 3,500 crore under the previous AAP government led by Arvind Kejriwal.
PWD Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh said the Kejriwal government conducted 1,185 manual tenders, with contract award files missing for 97 per cent of them.
The report cited around Rs 70,410 crore in outstanding tax revenue not recovered from businesses for over five years and bogus e-way bills worth Rs 68,680 crore.
Alleged subsidy misuse included Rs 17.81 crore paid to 50,000 consumers with zero electricity bills for 12 months and Rs 11.88 crore to about 90,000 non-resident consumers.
Singh also alleged LNJP Hospital construction costs rose from about Rs 33 lakh to Rs 72 lakh per bed; AAP gave no immediate reaction.
- Who
- Delhi PWD Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh, presenting findings from a CAG report; the allegations target former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the previous AAP-led Delhi government.
- What
- Allegations of financial irregularities totalling around Rs 3,500 crore under the previous AAP government, including manual tenders, unpaid taxes, subsidy misuse and hospital construction cost overruns.
- Where
- New Delhi; the report covers the finances of Delhi government departments from 2019 up to March 31, 2023.
- When
- The CAG report was released on August 7 and tabled in the Delhi Assembly on Friday; Singh's press conference was held on Sunday, August 9.
- Why
- Singh alleges the Kejriwal government flouted tender rules, failed to recover taxes, and allowed subsidy and construction irregularities, causing losses to the public exchequer.
Key facts
- Alleged irregularities
- Rs 3,500 crore
- CAG report date
- Released August 7; tabled in Delhi Assembly on Friday
- Coverage period
- Up to March 31, 2023 (2019-2023)
- Outstanding tax revenue
- Around Rs 70,410 crore
- Manual tenders
- 1,185 tenders with 14,527 bids
- Bogus e-way bills
- Rs 68,680 crore
- Electricity subsidy misuse
- Rs 42 crore released in such cases
- LNJP Hospital cost per bed
- Rose from about Rs 33 lakh to Rs 72 lakh
Quotes
Parvesh Sahib Singh
Delhi PWD minister
“After the CAG report, we can say Arvind Kejriwal flouted rules, floated 1,185 manual tenders and inserted arbitration clauses in tenders, indulging in large-scale irregularities and looting of public money”
theprint.in
“The CAG report released on August 7, covering the period up to March 31, 2023, has highlighted irregularities amounting to Rs 3,500 crore”
thehansindia.com







