Highlights of Delhi Budget 2025

 Delhi Budget 2025 (Part - 1)

Highlights of Delhi Budget 2025

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta presented the Delhi Budget for the financial year 2025-26 with a total outlay of ₹1 lakh crore, marking a 31.5% increase from the previous year's ₹76,000 crore budget under the AAP government.

Key highlights:

1. Infrastructure Development:

₹28,000 crore for Capital expenditure, emphasizing a push for "Viksit Delhi".

₹3,843 crore for road and bridge improvements.

₹12,952 crore for transport sector, including ₹2,929 crore for Metro Phase-4 and to add 5,000 electric buses to the existing fleet of 2,152.

₹1,000 crore for improved Delhi-NCR connectivity.

2. Water and Sanitation:

₹9,000 crore for clean drinking water and sanitation.

₹500 crore for 40 decentralized Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) to ensure only treated water enters the Yamuna River.

₹250 crore for replacing old sewer lines and ₹50 crore each for waterbody restoration and rainwater harvesting.

3. Women’s Welfare:

₹5,100 crore for the "Mahila Samridhi Yojana," providing ₹2,500 monthly to eligible women.

₹210 crore for pregnant women’s care, including nutrient kits and a ₹21,000 allowance.

50,000 CCTV cameras to be installed for women’s safety.

Travel cards for free bus rides for women to replace the pink ticket system.

4. Healthcare:

₹2,144 crore for Ayushman Bharat scheme, with an additional ₹5 lakh insurance top-up for Delhi residents.

₹1,000 crore to upgrade 24 unfinished or poorly maintained hospitals.

₹320 crore for 400 new primary healthcare centers.

5. Education:

₹100 crore for new "CM Shri Schools" and ₹500 crore for education hub in Narela.

₹7.5 crore to provide free laptops to 1,200 Class 10 students.

₹21 crore for 100 Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam language labs.

₹50 crore for 175 new computer labs and smart classrooms.

6. Yamuna Cleaning:

₹500 crore for cleaning the Yamuna River with a focus on decentralized STPs.

7. Social Welfare:

₹100 crore for 100 Atal Canteens to provide affordable food in slum areas.

₹696 crore for slum clusters and JJ colonies development.

₹3,227 crore for Monthly assistance for "women in distress" and persons with disabilities (₹3,000 per month).

8. Environment and Pollution Control:

₹300 crore to curb air pollution and ₹506 crore for the environment and forest department.

₹100 crore pilot project to shift overhead electrical lines and high-tension power lines underground.

9. Industry and Economic Growth:

₹20 crore for the "New Era of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and Vision" scheme to foster startups.

10. Other Key Allocations:

₹30 crore for hosting an International Film Festival.

₹10 crore for a survey to relocate Tihar Jail to the outskirts.

₹40 crore for modern cow shelters in Ghummanhera.

CM Gupta emphasized that the budget aligns with PM Narendra Modi’s vision of a developed Delhi, focusing on 10 priority areas: infrastructure, water, electricity, roads, connectivity, women’s welfare, healthcare, education, sanitation, and economic empowerment.