•CAG report reveals Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) caused a ₹469 crore loss to the state exchequer due to corruption and negligence between 2017-18 and 2021-22.
•GDA failed to build 60% of targeted 25,000 EWS houses and significantly lagged in Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) units.
•Officials provided undue benefits to builders and allottees, failing to collect ₹154.02 crore in infrastructure surcharge and ₹21.86 crore in administrative/land use charges.
•Favoritism towards private builders led to only 2,133 out of 6,382 required houses for the poor being built in high-tech township projects, with no action against defaulters.
•The ₹1200 crore Hindon Elevated Road was constructed without being part of Master Plan 2021, and GDA failed to acquire land for its land bank.
