DTC didn’t procure new buses despite fund availability: CAG

NEW DELHI: The Comptroller Auditor General ( C AG ) report tabled in the assembly on Monday criticised the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) for inefficiency in

NEW DELHI: The Comptroller Auditor General ( C AG ) report tabled in the assembly on Monday criticised the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) for inefficiency in procuring buses and generating revenues.

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“The fleet utilisation and vehicle productivity was less than all India averages. Route planning was deficient. The number of routes not recovering the variable cost increased from15.24% to 63.80 % during 2010-15. Scheduled kilometres of 14.14% to 21.29% were missed. Breakdowns increased from 1.77 to 5.35 per 10,000 kilometres of operation,” CAG report pointed out.

The audit observed that against the all-India average fleet utilisation of 90.1%-91.2 % of state transport buses during 2010-14, DTC’s utilisation was 75.03 % in 2010-11 and 84.10 % in 2014-15. “Main reasons contributing to low fleet utilisation included aged standard floor buses, delay in getting motor vehicle inspection certificate and increased rate of breakdowns,” the report said.

Also, the corporation could not procure new buses despite availability of funds. “It also lost the opportunity of availing central assistance of ` 204.57 crore,” the report said.