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New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday tabled a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), highlighted operational inefficiencies and financial losses, leading to criticism of the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government over the financial loss in DTC.
The report evaluates DTC’s key operational and financial aspects, pointing to inefficiencies and areas needing improvement. It examines fleet management, revenue generation, operational sustainability, and adherence to public transport policies.
Following 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 DTC’s bus fleet.
Khurana, in the Delhi Assembly session, pointed out that while AAP had promised 11,000 new buses in 2013-15, the number of DTC buses decreased from 4,344 in 2015 to 3,937.
He further alleged that under former Chief Minister Madan Lal Khurana, DTC was profitable, but under AAP, the corporation’s overall losses surged to Rs 8,498.33 crore, increasing by Rs 5,000 crore during AAP’s tenure.
Highlighting the revenue decline, he stated that DTC’s 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 3.18 lakh square meters of DTC land to private cluster buses without collecting Rs 225 crore in rent.
Furthermore, he slammed the administration for failing to procure new buses despite having Rs 223 crore in 2022 for the Delhi Transport Department.
Khurana credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention for providing electric buses to Delhi, stating that 1,770 CNG buses had exceeded their operational age but were not replaced by the AAP government.
Earlier 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 today.
The 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 election.
