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CAG Report Details Rs 3,500 Crore Irregularities Under Kejriwal Government

CAG Report Details Rs 3,500 Crore Irregularities Under Kejriwal Government
CAG report exposes Rs 3,500 crore scam under previous Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi govt: Parvesh Sahib Singh · thehansindia.com

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.

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”
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“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

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