(a) the number and the details of auditsof the Delhi Metro Rail
Corporation havebeen conducted by the Comptroller andAuditor General
of India (C&AG) after itsinception;
(b) whether the C&AG pointed outseveral lapses in the DMRC
in the report;
(c) if so, the details thereof and the actiontaken by the
Government in this regard;
(d) whether the Government has laidthese reports of C&AG on
the table of theHouse so far; and
(e) if not, the reasons therefor?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SAUGATA ROY)
(a): Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC) has reported that sixteen
Annual Accounts Audits and one Performance Audit havebeen conducted by
ComptrollerandAuditor General ofIndia (C&AG) after its inception. These
audits include proprietary audit conducted by the Resident Audit Party
(RAP) throughout the year and secondly, Annual Audit of the Accounts of
the companyby the C&AG. C&AG has also conducted Performance Audit of
Delhi MRTS Phase-I project.
(b) & (c): No major observations have been brought out by the C & AG
in its Annual Audits of DMRC. The C&AG in its Performance Audit Report
No. PA 17 OF 2008 regarding implementation of Delhi MRTS Phase-I project
has appreciated some of the practices adopted by the DMRC like speedy
decision, minimum inconvenience to the public and international standards
for fire, safety and environment. The report has also made certain
recommendations for improving the system, such as development of a
suitable mechanism at the national level so that projects of this
nature are not placed at unreasonable risk, appointment of independent
directors on the Board of Directors of the company, preparation of a
formal corporate plan, measures to generate and sustain ridership,analyse
reasons for and effects of non-achievement of the objectives of
adopting the broad gauge, installation of Automatic Train Operation
system, etc.
Action taken report of DMRC on the observations of C&AG in the
Performance Audit report of Phase-I has been sent to theC&AG with the
comments of the Government.
(d): The Annual Audit forms part of the Annual Reportof DMRC, which is
laid on the Table of both the Sabhas of Parliament annually. The Performance
Audit Report of Delhi MRTS Phase- I was laid on the Table of the RajyaSabha
and LokSabha on 16.7.2009 and 17.7.2009 respectively.
(e): Does not arise.