New Delhi: The Public Account Committee (PAC) has sought detailed information from various departments to ensure transparency, accountability during the discussion on issues highlighted in the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) reports, including air pollution, irregularities in liquor sales in the capital, and matters related to health.
The meeting was chaired by MLA Ajay Mahawar. Leaders who were present in the meeting include Arvinder Singh Lovely, Satish Upadhyay, Shikha Rai, Kailash Gahlot, Rajkumar Chauhan, Atishi, Virendra Kadyan, and Kuldeep Kumar.
Meanwhile, senior officials in attendance included the Additional Deputy CAG, Secretary of the Health Department, Excise Commissioner, Transport Commissioner, Additional Chief Secretary (Environment), Secretary of the Delhi Assembly, Finance Secretary, and others.
Speaking on the occasion Mahawar said, “The responsibility of the Public Accounts Committee is not merely to review reports, but to ensure transparency and accountability in governance in the public interest. The topics discussed today are directly related to the lives of the common people. We will ensure that meaningful discussions are held on the irregularities raised in the CAG reports and that an honest report is presented in the House.”
He said that the topics discussed here are directly related to the lives of the common people.
Mahawar asserted that the panel will ensure that meaningful discussions are held on the irregularities raised in the CAG reports, and that an honest report is presented in the House.
Earlier, Delhi Speaker Vijender Gupta said that the legislative Assembly has decided to use the CAG’s Audit Para Monitoring System (APMS) software for effective monitoring of audit paragraphs by CAG.
He directed the Additional Chief Secretary (Finance) Ashish Chandra Verma to implement the APMS.
