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CAG audit: only 6.75% of Rs 16,449 crore Delhi government aid to local bodies in 2024-25 went to capital assets
Confidence: Corroborated · 2 sourcesDelhi · Oct 12, 2026
Subject of this story
Municipal Corporation of Delhi
Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi
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Oversight
Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)
What happened
A Comptroller and Auditor General report tabled in the Delhi Assembly in August 2026 found that Delhi's local bodies and other institutions received Rs 16,449 crore in financial assistance in 2024-25, of which only 6.75% was allocated for capital asset creation. Over 2015-16 to 2024-25, grants for capital assets were 6% to 27% of total assistance, with the rest going to routine expenditure, per PTI as reported by the Financial Express. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi received the bulk of the grants.
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A CAG audit found that only 6.75% of Rs 16,449 crore in Delhi government aid to local bodies went to capital assets.6.8% · 164.5B INR
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- The Financial Express
Delhi's local bodies get Rs 16,449 crore, but just 6.75% goes to capital assets
Sources (2)
The Financial ExpressDelhi's local bodies get Rs 16,449 crore, but just 6.75% goes to capital assets: Report. CAG audit finds bulk of grants went to MCD.
MSN (syndicated wire report)The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has flagged that a very low share of the financial assistance given by the Delhi government to local bodies... was spent on capital assets.
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