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Financial support of Rs 4,374 cr to local bodies in Delhi budget

New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) The Delhi government will provide financial support of Rs 4,374 crore to the local bodies, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said in his budget speech on Saturday. The budget size for the next financial year is 9.86 per cent higher than that of the previous year's Rs 69,000 crore, he [...]

Budget: Delhi govt to upgrade 15 hospitals, four new facilities planned

New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) The Delhi government on Saturday said work has begun on upgrading 15 existing hospitals in the city while four new facilities are also being planned to bolster the healthcare infrastructure in the capital that has gone through multiple waves of the coronavirus pandemic. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on [...]

In a first, Delhi to conduct audit of jobs created with taxpayers’ money

New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) The Delhi government will conduct a survey to ascertain how many people got employment as a result of expenditure incurred on different programmes and schemes, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said while presenting Delhi's budget for the financial year 2022-23 on Saturday. This will be the first such employment audit [...]

‘Shameless fleecing’ of public must stop: Cong on fuel price hike

New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) The Congress on Saturday attacked the BJP after petrol and diesel prices were increased for the fourth time in five days, saying this "shameless fleecing" of the public must stop. Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at the government over the rising prices of fuel, saying "King prepares [...]

Delhi govt to set up electronic city to create 80,000 jobs: Sisodia

New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) With an aim to boost employment opportunities and give an impetus to electronics manufacturing, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday proposed to set up an electronic city in the national capital to create 80,000 jobs.The announcement was made during his budget presentation for the financial 2022-23. The electronic [...]

Govt did not raise taxes to fund economic recovery, focussed on capex: FM

New Delhi, Mar 25 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that unlike several developed nations, the Modi government did not raise taxes to fund the recovery of the COVID-hit economy and focussed on raising public expenditure on infrastructure as it has a multiplier effect. While replying to a discussion on the Finance Bill [...]