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Delhi Assembly Orders Time-Bound Action on CAG Health Audit With July 31 ATR Deadline

The move turns a 2021–22 health audit into a binding plan for reforms with transparent progress checks.

Overview

  • The Delhi Legislative Assembly, which adopted the Public Accounts Committee’s first report Thursday, directed departments to carry out its health audit fixes.
  • Departments must file a comprehensive Action Taken Report by July 31, 2026 that shows progress as of June 30 and details assurances, steps on each recommendation, and clear finish dates.
  • The Assembly Secretariat sent formal letters to the Health Minister and the Health Secretary seeking a detailed, time-bound response to the audit findings.
  • Speaker Vijender Gupta set priorities that include stronger public hospitals, wider insurance cover, more preventive care, and fair access to quality services for residents and migrants.
  • The audit was done by India’s national auditor, the CAG, and the PAC turns those findings into recommendations that the government must report on through an ATR, creating a structured check on delivery.