Delhi Finance Minister Atishi on Monday, March 4, introduced the Budget 2024-25 within the state Assembly, with an outlay of Rs 76,000 crore. In her maiden Budget Speech, she proposed an allocation of Rs 16,396 crore for the schooling sector.
In the tenth price range of the Kejriwal authorities in Delhi, Atishi additionally introduced the ‘Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana’ beneath which Rs 1,000 shall be given month-to-month to all girls aged above 18 from the fiscal yr 2024-25.
“The Kejriwal government will give a monthly amount of Rs 1,000 to every woman aged 18 or above. Under the Mukyamnatri Mahila Samman Yojana, women will be given this benefit,” she stated.
For the well being sector, Atishi has proposed a price range of Rs 8,685 crore for the monetary yr 2024-25. A complete of Rs 6,215 crore has been proposed for hospitals to take care of good services, Rs 212 crore for mohalla clinics, and Rs 658 crore for important medicines in Delhi governments, amongst others.
Last yr, the federal government had allotted Rs 78,800 crore for the monetary yr 2023-24 and introduced 9 schemes as a part of the G20 preparations. The Delhi authorities’s price range dimension for 2022-23 was Rs 75,800 crore and Rs 69,000 crore within the previous yr.
For the monetary yr 2024-25, a price range outlay of Rs 6,216 crore for numerous schemes beneath the Social Welfare Department, Women and Child Development Department and SC/ST/OBC Welfare Department.
Under the schooling price range, Rs 100 crore has been allotted to the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) for coaching lecturers, and one other Rs 150 crore has been proposed for the development of latest faculties and lecture rooms. She proposed Rs 45 crore for the upkeep of present lecture rooms and Rs 42 crore for Schools of Specialised Excellence within the 2024-25 fiscal.
A price range of Rs 3,353 crore has been proposed for the ability sector for the yr 2024-25.
“In 2023, around 3.41 crore zero electricity bills were issued to consumers. This subsidy scheme will continue this year also,” Atishi stated in Assembly.
A price range of Rs 7,195 crore has additionally been proposed for the Delhi Jal Board within the fiscal yr
A price range of Rs 1,768 crore proposed for street and flyover tasks and Rs 9,800 crores for schemes within the Housing and Urban Development sector within the monetary yr 2024-25.
Atishi proposed a price range outlay of Rs 5,702 crore for public transportation system.
The Delhi authorities will present a complete monetary help of Rs 8,423 crore to the native physique within the price range yr 2024-25. Of this, Rs 3,153 crore shall be for Education, Healthcare and Sanitation. Rs 2,955 crore shall be given within the type of Basic Tax Assignment (BTA) and Rs 2,315 crore shall be given as Stamp and Registration prices and one-time parking charge.
This was the primary time that Atishi introduced the price range after taking cost of the finance division final yr. In her price range speech, she remembered Manish Sisodia, former schooling minister, and Satyendar Jain, former well being minister, for their roles in shaping the schooling and well being fashions within the nationwide capital.
“This is a moment of pride that the Kejriwal government is presenting its tenth budget today. I am not just presenting the tenth budget but a picture of changing Delhi. Kejriwal came as a ray of hope. We are all inspired by Ram Rajya. We are working hard towards realising the dream of Ram Rajya,” she stated. She proposed an allocation of Rs 16,396 crore for the schooling sector and highlighted the achievements of the AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) authorities within the subject.
Progress In Past 9 Years
The Delhi authorities on Monday stated that the nationwide capital’s GSDP has elevated from Rs 4.95 lakh crore in 2014-15 to Rs 11.8 crore in 2024-25, at present costs.
Delhi’s per-capital earnings has additionally jumped from Rs 2.47 lakh in 2014-15 to Rs 4.62 lakh at present costs.
The Delhi authorities’s annual Budget in 2014-15 had stood at Rs 30,940 crore, which has now elevated to Rs 76,000 crore.
The schooling sector’s price range has additionally enhance to Rs 16,396 crore for 2024-25, towards Rs 6,554 crore in 2014-15.
