Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia presented a Rs 69,000-crore Budget for financial year 2021-22 on Tuesday. Sisodia announced 75 weeks of programmes starting March 12th to celebrate India’s 75th Independence Day in what he termed the “Deshbhakti Budget”.Here are the other highlights from Delhi’s Budget 2021-22:
- Total outlay of this Budget is 6.1% more than the Budget presented for financial 2020-21 at Rs 69,000 crore
- Rs 16,377 crore, which accounts for one-fourth of the total Budget, was allocated for education
- Health sector was allotted Rs 9,934 crore of the Budget
- AAP plans to increase Delhi’s per capita income to Singapore’s level by 2047, as per Sisodia. A growth of 16% would be required to successfully achieve this goal, he added
- Delhi govt allocated Rs 50 crore for free Covid-19 vaccines in state-run hospitals. “Soon, per day vaccination will be increased to 60,000 from 45,000,” said Sisodia
- Proposal put forward to allocate Rs 45 crore to install high masts to hoist the national flag at 500 places across Delhi
- Rs 10 crore has been allocated for programmes on Bhagat Singh’s life during the 75-week ‘Deshbhakti’ events
- Rs 10 crore allocated for programmes on Baba Saheb Ambedkar during the ‘Deshbhakti’ events
- Hundred specialised schools of excellence to be opened across Delhi
Source: Economic Times
