A high-level meeting on CAG reports was chaired by Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta at the Delhi Legislative Assembly on Friday, where he emphasized on timely action and accountability in governance.
The five-day Budget Session of the eighth Legislative Assembly of Delhi will commence on Monday during which the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on the functioning of the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) will be tabled in the House.
Delhi Congress President Devender Yadav said on Friday that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on health that was tabled in the Delhi Assembly by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has exposed Kejriwal’s model of healthcare which the party had already highlighted.
These reports have been pending for a while, with BJP leaders alleging that they were deliberately withheld by the previous AAP administration.
After the newly-elected BJP government, the first session of the eighth legislative Assembly of Delhi is set to commence on Monday when the members will take oath followed by the election of the Speaker of the House.
Gupta wrote to Chief Minister Atishi on Thursday reiterating his demand to convene a special session of the Assembly for laying these reports in the House.
The discussion on the 75 years of the Constitution will continue in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has detected a series of infrastructure deficiencies stating the human resources, available in hospitals across the state, were not in consonance with the Indian Public Health Standard (IPHS) norms.
Admittedly, telecom is a great opportunity but the reality is that India is still 160th out of 208 countries in terms of mobile phone penetration, according to the International Telecommunication Union (2021) with even Vietnam and Bangladesh boasting more SIM cards than people. Globally too, there are more SIM cards than people.
Highlighting the critical role of grassroots participation in achieving the vision of a 'Viksit Bharat', he said, “We must recognize that citizens are the principal stakeholders in the development process."
