Delhi election: CAG flags ₹2,002 cr ‘revenue loss’ due to liquor policy – ‘They spoke of brooms,’ says Anurag Thakur

Delhi Election 2025: Lapses in the implementation of the controversial, now-scrapped Delhi excise policy has led to a loss of approximately ₹2,002 crores to the government, according to a leaked report released by the Comptroller and Auditor General on January 11, just weeks before the Delhi Assembly Election 2025. The CAG report titled “Performance Audit on Regulation and Supply of Liquor in Delhi” also said that many key decisions were taken arbitrarily without the approval of the cabinet or the Delhi Lieutenant Governor. Delhi Election 2025: Breaking down the ₹ 2,002 crore to the Delhi government treasury, the CAG report said that some retailers surrendered their licenses before the policy expired, and the government did not re-tender them which led to the loss of ₹ 890 crores. ₹ 2,026 crore break-down Breaking down the ₹2,002 Crore to the Delhi government treasury, the CAG report said that some retailers surrendered their licenses before the policy expired, and the government did not re-tender them, which led to the loss of ₹890 crores.