Delhi February 28 : Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Friday tabled the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on Capital’s health services in the assembly, ANI reported.
As per the CAG report, the previous AAP-led government in Delhi “grossly mismanaged” the COVID pandemic in the national capital, using only ₹582.84 crore of the total ₹787.91 crore released by the central government, according to ANI.
The CAG performance audit report 5 of the year 2024 for the period 2016-17 to 2021-22 also flagged the “dire status” of Mohalla clinics under the AAP government.
The report said that 21 Mohalla clinics did not have toilets, 15 did not have a power backup, six did not have any table for check-up and 12 did not have accessibility for the physically disabled.
“Similar was the situation of the AYUSH dispensaries, with 17 of the 49 inspected dispensaries having no power backup, 7 having no toilet, and 14 having no facility for drinking water,” the report said, according to ANI.
Summary: The CAG report accuses the AAP-led Delhi government of severe mismanagement of Covid funds, highlighting inefficiencies and financial irregularities during the pandemic.