CAG Report Exposes Delhi Healthcare Failures
The report is set to be tabled in the Delhi Assembly today. It outlines critical shortcomings across multiple facets of the health department’s operations. A newly released CAG report on Delhi’s public healthcare system reveals severe mismanagement. It also highlights financial negligence and a lack of accountability over the past six years. The report highlights that only ₹582.84 crores of the ₹787.91 crores allocated for COVID emergency response were utilized. Funds meant for frontline healthcare workers and essential supplies—such as drugs, PPE, and masks—remained significantly underused. For instance, ₹30.52 crores of the ₹52 crores earmarked for healthcare workers and ₹83.14…