West Bengal Finance Minister places CAG reports in Assembly
West Bengal Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta has tabled 28 volumes of CAG reports in the State Assembly, citing a previous 'constitutional lapse' for their non-presentation. The government intends to use these reports to investigate the state's significant debt and plans to hold a special session for further discussion.
Why it matters
The release of these reports is a critical step in fiscal transparency and political accountability regarding the state's financial management and debt crisis.
West Bengal Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta on Saturday (July 25, 2026) placed the CAG report in the State Assembly, which he said was not done for some unknown reason during the past few years.
Terming the non-presentation of the CAG reports concerning the State during the previous years as a "constitutional lapse", he said in the House that a perusal of these will lay bare the reasons for West Bengal's over ₹8 lakh crore debt.
"Keeping that constitutional lapse in mind, we are tabling 28 volumes of the CAG report before the House," the Finance Minister said.
Mr. Dasgupta said the government wants to hold a special session of the Assembly in the future to discuss the CAG reports.
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