Performance Audit on Functioning of Delhi Jal Board (Report 3 of 2025)
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What did the audit examine?
The audit examined the functioning of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) for the period 2017-18 to 2021-22, focusing on water supply, sewerage management, and financial operations.
Who / what it concerns
Delhi Jal Board (DJB)
What the auditor found
- Shortage in raw water availability increased from 22% to 24% (2017-18 to 2021-22)
- Shortage in potable water increased from 24.2% to 25.79%
- Transmission loss of water increased from 16% to 21%
- Non-Revenue Water (NRW) was 51-53% of water supplied, costing ₹4,988 crore
- 212.59 MGD untreated sewage from 1080 colonies dumped into storm drains
- Treated effluent from 25 STPs did not meet DPCC norms
- DJB had outstanding loans of ₹66,595 crore (March 2022)
- Staff shortage increased from 23.09% to 32.12% (2017-18 to 2021-22)
Points worth noting
- ₹4,988 crore lost due to Non-Revenue Water
- 212.59 MGD untreated sewage dumped into storm drains
- ₹66,595 crore outstanding loans
| Source body | Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG) — audit reports |
| Reference number | — |
| Status | closed (section: audit_report) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 1 |
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