Municipal Corporation of Delhi Audit Report Flags Financial Losses and Irregularities of ₹ 312.5 Crore

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The Municipal Audit Report for the 2022-23 fiscal, which was tabled in the standing committee meeting on Wednsday, Flagged Estimated Losses to the Tune of 312.5 Crore to the Civic Body Due to Financial Irregularities or Non-Realization of Revenue.

The Audit Process in the McD has been pending over the past two years due to non-formation of the standing committee amid political and legal tussle; A series of audits will be assessed by the 18-member panel. The 2022-23 Audit Report Covers The First Period after the unification of the three corporations in May 2022.

The Audit Report Contains 77 Audit Paragraphs Covering Seven Departments of the Corporation with an overall money value of 312.5 Crore, Chief Auditor Varsha Tiwari Stated In the Report. “Major Cases include non realization of revealed Due to Poor Implementation of Solid Waste Management Bylaws 155.12 Crore, Non Realization of Revenue Share as Per Outdoor Advertisement Policy 122.39 Croes, “The Report States.

Despite the notification of the solid waste management rules, 2016, by the Urban Development Department, User Charges was not imposed for Door-to-DOOR Collection of Waste, According to Officials.

“The EstWhile South Delhi Municipal Corporation implemented the norms which stated that the civil body will collect, transport, and dispose of the garbage of the garbage from waste generates and levy a use Were found in the collection of charges from commercial units in the south zone. 84.9 Crore, “The Report States.

In the case of the central zone also, despite the notification of by-laws more than four years ago, The dems department failed to recover a minimum user fee Amouning to 70.23 Crore from waste generators, it adds in another audit paragraph.

The second Major Audit Paragraph Pertaining to the Advertisement Department States that on Realization of Revenue Share as Per Outdoor Advertisement Policy of 2017 Result Collection of 122.4 Crore. The report has highlighted a “Short realization of revenue share amouncing to 81.97 Crore on Account of the display of advertisements at igi Airport and Short Revenue Receipt of 40.42 Crore from a transport company on account of the display of advertisements at bus queue shelters ”.

The report adds that short or non-determination of floor area ratio, conversion and one time parking charges LED to Revenue Losses of Around 9 Crore, Loss of Revenue Due to Delayed Uploading of Revised License Fee Structure Was Around 3 Crore and it also flagged non-resovery of 3.37 Crore from Delhi Government on Account of Providing House-Keeping and Sanitation Services during Covid-19 Period for a facility.

Officials said that non or short deposit of Property Tax and Interest Due to Delay in Pursuance Led to Losses Worth 2.9 Crore. Auditors have also flagged cases where payments to contractors were made without receipt of delivery challans ( 3 Crore), and without quality assuance ( 1.64 Crore)

An MCD official said that these are only findings of the auditors and the reports will be finalized after seeking comments by the standing committee.