Delhi CM Rekha Gupta presents ₹1 lakh cr ‘historic budget’; women empowerment, infrastructure key focus areas
The Hindu
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta presents ₹1 lakh crore FY26 Budget focusing on infrastructure, women empowerment, and Yamuna cleaning.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday (March 25, 2025) presented ₹1 lakh crore FY26 Budget with ten focus areas, including Yamuna cleaning, economic empowerment of women, infrastructure, water, and connectivity, asserting that it is a roadmap for making the national capital self-reliant.
In her 138-minute speech, Ms. Gupta, who also holds the Finance portfolio, called the maiden Budget of the BJP-led Delhi government "historic", emphasising that the era of "corruption and inefficiency" was over.
This is the first Budget presented by a BJP-led government in Delhi in over 26 years, following the party's victory over the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in last month's Assembly elections.
Delhi budget highlights
Highlighting the focus on infrastructure development in the city, the Chief Minister announced that the government has doubled capital expenditure to ₹28,000 crore in its 2025-26 Budget.
The total Budget outlay for fiscal year 2025-26 marks a 31.5% increase from the previous year.
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