Watch CutTheClutter: Unpacking CAG report on AAP’s controversial liquor policy
New Delhi: A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has revealed substantial irregularities in Delhi’s excise policy for the fiscal year 2021-22, which allegedly led to a revenue shortfall of Rs 2,002.68 crore. This report was submitted to the Delhi Assembly by the newly formed Bharatiya Janata Party government and critically examines the policy established by the previous administration, led by Aam Aadmi Party.
The audit indicates that the policy was implemented without the necessary approvals from either the cabinet or the Lieutenant Governor, thereby heightening the potential for monopolistic practices and cartel formation in the liquor industry. The findings also suggest that the policy allowed the government to provide undue advantages to specific stakeholders in both the...