Click, Submit, Comply: Delhi’s C&AG ATN Monitoring Gets a Tech Makeover

In a major move towards improving financial accountability and audit follow-up, the Delhi Legislative Assembly has announced the creation of a new web-based platform for facilitating the tracking and processing of Action Taken Notes (ATNs) on Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) reports. The move, led by Assembly Speaker Shri Vijender Gupta, is intended to address long-standing problems of tardy and time-consuming manual processes in filing and tracking departmental replies to audit recommendations.

In a top-level meeting convened by the Speaker, departmental officials renewed their pledge to enhance audit compliance and timely ATN submission. The Speaker underlined the imperative of greater inter-departmental coordination and strict financial discipline, highlighting the Assembly's priority of institutional transparency and effective follow-through on C&AG recommendations.

The new web portal, while being customized and tested, is being built based on the Union Government's Audit Para Monitoring System (APMS) and is being prepared under the direction of the Department of Finance, which has been entrusted with the role of the nodal agency. The platform is scheduled to be launched on June 23, 2025, with pre-scheduled training of officials to facilitate a smooth transition.

After launch, the portal will facilitate online submission and scrutiny of ATNs by various Delhi government departments, for real-time monitoring and expeditious processing by the Public Accounts Committee and other monitoring agencies. This action is expected to largely dispense with bureaucratic inefficiencies, eliminate paperwork, and ensure timely implementation of audit recommendations-firmly strengthening Delhi's financial administration.

Source: Sunday Guardian Live