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Delhi Finance Min Atishi presents 'Ram Rajya' budget of Rs76,000C; Allocates Rs16,396C for education
The Kejriwal government has focused on education, health, power, and roads among others in the budget. It has allocated Rs16,396C for education sector. Read further on Dynamite News:
New Delhi: Delhi Finance Minister Atishi today on Monday presented the ‘Ram Rajya’ budget of Rs76,000C for the financial year 2024-25.
The Budget Session of the Delhi Assembly commenced on February 15 and has been extended till March 8.
The Kejriwal government has focused on education, health, power, and roads among others in the budget. It has allocated Rs16,396C for education sector.
The government also announced to give Rs1,000 per month to every woman aged 18 years and above under Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojna.
"Today I am not only presenting the 10th budget of the Kejriwal government but I will also present the changing picture of Delhi in the last ten years..." Delhi FM Atishi said.
"...In 2014, the GSDP of Delhi was Rs 4.95 lakh crores and in the last ten years, the GSDP of Delhi has increased two and a half times to Rs 11.08 lakh crores. In 2014, the per capita income of Delhi was Rs 2.47 lakhs and today the per capita income of Delhi has reached 4.62 lakhs which is two and a half times more than the national average...Today, I am going to present a budget of Rs 76,000 crores..." Atishi added.