When Jatav was told that official records showed he had spent only around Rs 38 lakh, he put the blame on junior engineers who get tenders done.

" The tenders for the projects were issued in late April or May.

So, the projects are in progress this year too. That's why the funds were not utilised last year," he said.

Some councillors even claimed they had spent the entire amount of Rs 2 crore on their area and that work was still going on.

Anil Kumar Sharma, a councillor from RK Puram, claimed he had exhausted his funds, though records showed he had spent just around Rs 48 lakh.

" I got dense carpeting done on the roads in sector 5 and 8 of RK Puram. Interlocking tiles have also been put in. The work has been awarded and payments are to be made to the contractor. That's why the records are not showing it," he said.

Area residents, however, have a different tale to tell. Residents of Munirka are not too happy with their councillor's work.

" No great civic work has been carried out in this area though I have been living here for the past six years," said resident Amita Bhardwaj.

Area councillor Ajit Singh Tokas said he had spent not less than Rs 1.7 crore on his ward. His official records showed he had spent around Rs 53 lakh.

The reason given by the MCD for incomplete utilisation of funds was the enforcement of the code of conduct during elections.

" Many months were wasted because of the code of conduct during the elections, so tendering could not be done," said Deep Mathur, the MCD's spokesperson.

It is worth mentioning here that MPs and MLAs, too, get Rs 2 crore for development work. And the areas which come under their constituencies are bigger as compared to a councillor's ward.