Delhi CM tables CAG report on DTC, BJP slams AAP over financial mismanagement

A Comptroller and Auditor General CAG report on the Delhi Transport Corporation DTC tabled by Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta in the Delhi Assembly on MondayThe report highlights the operational inefficiencies and financial losses leading to criticism of the previous Aam Aadmi Party AAP government reported ANIThe report assesses DTCs key operational and financial aspects highlighting inefficiencies and areas for improvement It reviews fleet management revenue generation operational sustainability and compliance with public transport policiesFollowing the tabling of the CAG report BJP MLA Harish Khurana slammed the previous AAP government accusing it of mismanaging the public transport system which resulted in financial losses and a decline in DTCs bus fleetKhurana in the Delhi Assembly session underlined that while AAP had promised 11000 new buses in 201315 the number of DTC buses decreased from 4344 in 2015 to 3937He further asserted that under former Chief Minister Madan Lal Khurana DTC was profitable but under AAP the corporations overall losses surged to Rs 849833 crore increasing by Rs 5000 crore during AAPs tenureOutlining the revenue decline he noted that DTCs operating income dropped from Rs 914 crore when AAP took power to Rs 558 crore He also alleged financial irregularities questioning why the AAP government allotted 318 lakh square meters of DTC land to private cluster buses without collecting Rs 225 crore in rentFurthermore he criticized the administration for failing to procure new buses despite having Rs 223 crore allocated to the Delhi Transport Department in 2022According to ANI Khurana credited Prime Minister Narendra Modis intervention for providing electric buses to Delhi stating that 1770 CNG buses had exceeded their operational age but were not replaced by the AAP governmentEarlier in the day the Delhi Legislative Assembly convened for its Budget Session ahead of which CM Gupta prepared the ceremonial Kheer The first budget of the newly elected Delhi government will also be presented todayMarking a unique start to the financial proceedings the newly elected Chief Minister extended her gratitude to those involved in the budgetmaking processThe budget session running from March 24 to March 28 with provisions for extension marks an important moment for the BJP government which returned to power after 27 years in the recent 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly electionThe BJP government tabled two CAG reports on the nowscrapped excise policy and the healthcare system of the national capital during the first assembly session last monthChief Minister Rekha Gupta will move a motion to elect nine members each for the Committee on Public Accounts Committee on Estimates and Committee on Government Undertakings as per ANIWith inputs from ANI