The Delhi Assembly took a step towards digital efficiency on Monday, providing iPads to legislators and making Budget 2025-26 documents accessible through the Delhi Budget application.

“I wish to inform all members that all documents related to the Budget will be made available on the Delhi Budget App. For this, all members will be provided new iPads, which can be collected during the lunch break,” Speaker Vijendra Gupta said.

The announcement was met with applause from the members, who welcomed the initiative.

Speaker Gupta further said that MLAs could access the Budget documents by clicking on the Budget App, which is also available for download on the Play Store for smartphones.

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta also tabled a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on the financial performance of the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) for 2024. Copies of the report were distributed to members for discussion in the House.

The CAG report highlighted the mounting financial losses of the DTC, which has been offering free rides to women for the past decade while struggling to phase out ageing and polluting vehicles in favor of electric buses.

According to the report, the DTC’s losses surged by ₹35,000 crore, rising from ₹25,300 crore in 2015-16 to nearly ₹60,750 crore in 2021-22.

The audit also pointed to the corporation’s failure to curb financial losses, achieve profitability, and modernize its fare collection and security infrastructure.

Key findings of the Performance Audit Report on the functioning of Delhi Transport Corporation included the absence of a Business Plan or Perspective Plan, delays in bus procurement despite an ageing fleet, low fleet utilization and productivity, inefficient route planning, a non-functional Automatic Fare Collection System, and non-recovery of dues.