Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday presented Aam Aadmi Party government's first Delhi budget on Thursday. Ahead of the budget, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that he expected Sisodia to live up to "Aam Aadmi's expectation".
Here are the highlights of the budget:
# The capacity of solar power in Delhi will be increased, says Sisodia.
# Power tariff has gone up because of discrepancies in power discoms, says Sisodia.
# We Will install 15 new sewer treatment plans, says Sisodia.
# Will clean Yamuna river and make it a picnic spot in the next five years, says Sisodia.
# Will clean Yamuna river and make it a picnic spot in the next five years, says Sisodia.
# Will tackle the menace of tanker 'mafia', says Sisodia.
# Will tackle the menace of tanker 'mafia' with the help of GPS, says Sisodia.
# In three years, will ensure the whole of Delhi gets clean drinking water, says Sisodia.
# Government is committed to implementation of Majithia commission recommendations, says Sisodia.
# Government will constitute 'Shramik Vikas Mission', says Sisodia.
# Labour welfare centres will be set up across Delhi and the labourers will be registered through a single-window system along with other benefits, says Sisodia.
# Will give Rs 1 crore each to families of martyrs, says Sisodia.
# New old age homes will come up in different parts of Delhi, says Sisodia.
# Loans up to Rs 10 lakh each would be given to those interested in higher education. Girls will get the loan at 1% lesser interest rate, says Sisodia.
# Six new working women hostels to come up in Delhi, says Sisodia.
# It will be must for all public mode of transport to have GPS installed, says Sisodia.
# Marshals to travel in public transport, including buses, to ensure safety of women. CCTV cameras will also be installed in all the buses, says Sisodia.
# Allocation of Rs 3695 crore for transport in Delhi, says Sisodia.
# E-rickshaw drivers will get subsidy of Rs 15,000 each, says Sisodia.
# A single ticket will be available for travelling in metro, buses and autorickshaws, says Sisodia.
# Different modes of transport in Delhi will be inter-connected, bus and auto information will be available on mobile phones, says Sisodia.
# There will be provisions to keep digital record of patients, says Sisodia.
# A total of 11 government hospitals in Delhi will be modernised, says Sisodia.
# As many as 10,000 beds will be increased in hospitals and 1,000 new neighbour clinics will come up across Delhi. Of these, 500 will come up this year itself, says Sisodia.
# Health budget hiked by over 45% to Rs 4787 crore, says Sisodia.
# As many as 70 schools will work in two shifts, says Sisodia.
# Rs 310 crore allocated for skill development and professional education, says Sisodia.
# Delhi to get a new skill development university, says Sisodia.
# Bringing an amendment to act against schools and colleges not functioning with transparency, says Sisodia.
# At least 20,000 new teachers to be roped in, says Sisodia.
# We will convert 50 schools into model schools, will install CCTV cameras in all classrooms across all Delhi schools, says Sisodia.
# We aim at 100% literacy in Delhi in the next two years, says Sisodia.
# Budget allocation for education hiked by over 106% to Rs 9,836 crore, says Sisodia.
# Will introduce single-window clearance system to ease business, invite people from across the country to come and do business in India, says Sisodia.
# All colleges and villages in Delhi to get free wifi with an allocation of Rs 50 crore, says Sisodia.
# Every district to get new development authority DUDA, says Sisodia.
# We are moving towards smart city, smart administration, says Sisodia.
# As part of a pilot programme, will allocate Rs 20 crore each for 11 Assembly constituencies for development work, says Sisodia. The programme will be extended to other constituencies in future.
# No contractor would get payment for their work unless people are satisfied with the work done, says Sisodia.
# Propose a 'Swaraj Nidhi', which will be used at the disposal of the common man, allocate Rs 253 crore for the same, says Sisodia.
# We have given over Rs 1,131 crore to MCD by now, whereas it got just Rs 769 crore in the last financial year, says Sisodia.
# We want constructive usage of the money contributed by people, says Sisodia.
# Our government is committed to helping the civic bodies in the national capital, says Sisodia.
# Allocation of Rs 1,690 for subsidy on power and water tariff, says Sisodia.
# Rs 1,084 crore allocated to Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), says Sisodia.
# As much as 12% of the budget allocation will be given back to the Centre against the loans taken in the past, says Sisodia.
# Amount of Rs 5,908 crore allocated to local civic bodies, says Sisodia.
# The expenditure plan for FY2015-16 is of Rs 41,129 crore, says Sisodia.
# "Na rehber se mile, na rehguzar se milega, yeh toh hamaare paaon ka kaanta hai, yeh hamin se niklega," Sisodia takes a dig at the Centre.
# We have acted strongly against hoarding and black marketing, says Sisodia.
# Delhi has been deprived of the recommendation of the Finance Commission, says Sisodia.
# Tax worth Rs 26,604 crore was collected this financial year, says Sisodia.
# Per capita income of Delhi is more than the country-wide average, says Sisodia.
# The government plans to build safe storage houses for onions and other essential food items, says Sisodia.
# The AAP government aims at making Delhi India's first corruption free state, says Sisodia.
# We received at least 1500 suggestions for this budget, says Sisodia.
# As he began the presentation of his maiden budget, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said it was "country's first Swaraj budget".
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