New Delhi, Dec 23 The Delhi Legislative Assembly's Winter Session is likely to be held from January 5 to 8, 2026, an official said on Tuesday.
As part of preparations for the Session, Speaker Vijender Gupta earlier this month assessed the status of action taken on reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
Addressing senior officials, the Speaker said that incomplete or informal replies in response to audit comments were posing challenges in audit follow-up and preventing the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) from carrying out its work efficiently.
The Speaker observed that the adoption of the Audit Para Monitoring System (APMS) in the Delhi Assembly marks a significant step towards transparency, procedural discipline and a more accountable audit follow-up mechanism.
“The APMS is now fully operational within the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, and Delhi is arguably the first State Assembly in the country to implement such a comprehensive real-time audit monitoring portal,” said Gupta
During the meeting held earlier this month, the Speaker discussed challenges in audit follow-up extensively. It was noted that many replies uploaded by departments were not in the prescribed form and therefore could not be placed before the PAC, said a statement.
Gupta expressed concern while examining the status on the portal, which showed that 142 audit paragraphs had been uploaded by various departments, while only 30 Action Taken Notes had been submitted.
He noted that such pendency is unsatisfactory and stressed that timely and complete responses are essential for enabling the Public Accounts Committee to discharge its mandate effectively.
The Speaker stressed that incomplete or informal replies cannot be considered valid Action Taken Notes and must be returned for correction.
The remedial measures required to strengthen the audit response were also reviewed. The Speaker directed that all departments must submit corrected and properly formatted Action Taken Notes within three weeks.
Gupta instructed the Assembly Secretariat to circulate uniform guidelines specifying the required format, signing authority and the way replies must address individual audit comments.
The Speaker directed that a comprehensive demonstration of APMS be organised so that the system is well understood at all levels and so that officers accessing the portal are thoroughly familiar with its features, thereby expediting their processes.
He noted that proper training, strict adherence to the prescribed format and timely response to audit comments are essential for enabling the Public Accounts Committee to carry out its work efficiently.
--IANS
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