The BJP is set to table 14 Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) reports in the Delhi Assembly on Tuesday, which reportedly have been pending for more than 500 days. This is bound to create trouble for the AAP as the spotlight is expected to shift on them once again with these pending reports.

Citing sources, news agency ANI has said that these reports include important reviews of different government programs and actions. The delay in presenting these reports has raised concerns about the transparency and accountability of the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government.

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Full List of 14 CAG reports to be tabled in Delhi Assembly

News18 has released the list of all 14 reports which are as follows:

  1. State Finances Audit Report for Year ended 31.03.2021. It was sent to the Delhi Finance Minister on 09.08.2023
  2. Performance Audit on Prevention and Mitigation of Vehicular Air Pollution in Delhi for Year ended 31.03.2021. It was submitted on 09.08.2023.
  3. Audit of Revenue, Economic, Social and General Sectors & PSUs for Year ended 31.03.2020 & 31.03.2021. It was submitted on 09.08.2023
  4. Finance Accounts of 2021-22. Submitted on 09.08.2023
  5. Appropriation Accounts of 2021-22. Submitted on 09.08.2023
  6. Performance Audit Report on Children in Need of Care and Protection for Years (2018-19 to 2020-21). Submitted on 09.08.2023
  7. State Finances Audit Report for Year ended 31.03.2022. Submitted on 02.08.2023
  8. Finance Accounts 2022-23. Submitted on 21.02.2024
  9. Appropriation Accounts 2022-23. Submitted on 21.02.2024
  10. Performance Audit of Regulation and Supply of Liquor in Delhi (2017-18 to 2021-22). Submitted on 08.03.2024
  11. State Finances Audit Report for Year ended 31.03.2023. Submitted on 11.07.2024.
  12. Audit of Public Health Infrastructure and Management of Health Services for Year ended 31.03.2023. Submitted on 24.09.2024
  13. Performance Audit Report on Functioning of Delhi Transport Corporation for Year ended 31.03.2022. Submitted on 10.12.2024
  14. Revenue, Economic, Social and General Sectors & PSUs and Performance Audit of the Department of H&FW and Compliance Audit for Year ended 31.03.2022. Submitted on 10.12.2024.

The submission dates show that many of these reports were pending for a long time after being given by the CAG to the Finance Minister of Delhi between 2023 and 2024. Many of these reports focus on important policies introduced by the former AAP government, such as the liquor policy and the health model in the city.

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In December 2024, Delhi LG VK Saxena had slammed former Delhi CM Atishi for not presenting the CAG reports to the Delhi Assembly. This also led to a special session which was called on Dec 19-20. Saxena, in a letter to Atishi, had said that it is the government’s duty to present all audit reports to the legislature. He pointed out how important these reports are for transparency and accountability.

He noted that, despite several reminders, the CAG reports had been held back for two years. Saxena called the failure to present the reports a “deliberate lapse” and slammed the government for not showing complete transparency.