India, July 17 -- New Delhi

Lieutenant governor VK Saxena has ordered the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) to probe alleged irregularities amounting to Rs.145 crore in the Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojana run by the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, state home minister Ashish Sood said on Wednesday.

Addressing a press conference at the Delhi Secretariat, Sood said the LG's order came on the recommendation of chief minister Rekha Gupta to initiate an investigation into the alleged scam. CM Gupta said the budget for the scheme was only Rs.15 crore, but the AAP government pushed forward files with "fake bills" worth Rs.142 crore.

"In the year 2021-22, serious financial irregularities have come to light in the 'Jai Bhim Muk...