Delhi LG writes to chief secretary for laying pending CAG reports in Assembly
Sep 25, 2024
New Delhi [India], September 25 : Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena's secretariat has written to the Chief Secretary of Delhi asking him to take necessary steps to lay all the pending CAG reports during the ensuing Assembly session.
Delhi Assembly is set to hold a two-day session on September 26 and 27.
The LG secretariat also asked the Chief Secretary to bring the pendency of the same to the attention of the CM and request her action in this regard.
The LG secretariat has also written to the Principal Secretary (Finance) to ensure the laying of the "Performance Audit Report of the CAG on Public Health Infrastructure and Management of Health Services relating to the GNCTD."
Through the letter, the LG secretariat has urged to bring to the notice of the Chief Minister the constitutional and statutory provisions, which provide for mandatory laying of the reports of the CAG by the GNCTD in the Legislative Assembly of Delhi.
As of now, 12 CAG Reports dealing with matters that include Three State Finances Audit, Prevention of Vehicular Air Pollution, Public Health Infrastructure and Services, Regulation and Supply of Liquor, Children in need of care and protection, Revenue in economic, social and general sectors & PSUs, Two Finance Accounts and Two Appropriation Accounts, are pending since 2021, the LG secretariat said.
The LG Secretariat said it received letters from the CAG to enable the laying of those reports in the Legislative Assembly of Delhi.
"The matter of delay of laying of all CAG Reports has been taken up with the Finance Department, GNCTD, Speaker (Vidhan Sabha), and the Chief Minister by the LG on various occasions. However, no proposal for laying these CAG Reports before the Assembly has been submitted by GNCTD to the LG, who constitutionally makes them to be laid in the Vidhan Sabha, have been received so far," the LG secretariat said.
