Overview

• A surprise June 25 inspection at Sarai Kale Khan shelters uncovered missing attendance records, ghost employees, labour exploitation for ₹5,000–6,000 and poor sanitation
• Delhi’s vigilance department has opened a formal investigation into the mismanagement with the option to call in the CBI if needed
• A June 27 high-level meeting instructed district magistrates to carry out regular, standardised inspections of all night shelters
• Officials will roll out an app-based attendance tracking system to ensure accurate staffing records and improve accountability
• Authorities have pledged no evictions or demolitions of shelters and ordered legal action against those spreading closure rumours