Delhi budget highlights

Delhi Finance Minister Manish Sisodia presents the budget for the upcoming fiscal year

Mr. Sisodia, presenting the budget for the UT, said he is presenting his eighth budget. The budget for 2022-23 FY is tabled at ₹75,800 crore.

He said, “Free Wi-Fi has been made available for youth. Doorstep delivery of services have been made available, and people don’t have to stand in queues in government offices anymore. Working people can now do so by filling a form.”

Mr. Sisodia said that in the last seven years, the Delhi government has given importance to Health Education.

Here are the highlights:

1. He said 1.78 lakh youth have been given government jobs in the last seven years. Terming it as an employment budget, he said 20 lakh new jobs will be created in the next five years. Comparing with London, he says, “In London, 67% has jobs, but in Delhi, only one-third of the population has jobs. Our aim is to increase it to 45% in Delhi in the next five years.”

2. Delhi Wholesale Shopping Festival to be organized every year in different bazaars. Three focus areas will be shopping, festival and eateries. ₹250 crore allocated for Delhi Shopping Festival and Delhi Wholesale Shopping Festival. Plans afoot to to develope Gandhi Nagar readymade garment market to “Great Garment Hub”.