The Rekha Gupta-led BJP government in Delhi presented its maiden budget in the Assembly on Tuesday and announced a slew of initiatives, including CM Shri schools, language laboratories, modern computer labs, and startup support centres.
- The government has allocated ₹100 crore to set up new CM Shri schools and ₹500 crore for an education hub in Narela.
- In the Delhi government’s Budget, ₹2,144 crore was allocated for PM Jan Arogya Yojana.
- Delhi’s FY26 Budget allocates ₹500 cr for Yamuna cleaning; only treated water enters the river through the decentralisation of 40 STPs.
- The Delhi government also allocated ₹5,100 crore for paying ₹2,500 per month to eligible women.
- Gupta announced free laptops for 1,200 Class 10 students and set aside ₹7.5 crore for the initiative.
- For women’s safety, 50,000 CCTV cameras are to be installed.
- ₹9,000 crores have been allocated to further improve the water supply and sanitation system.
- For the development of multilingual skills, 100 new language labs named after Dr A P J Abdul Kalam will be established, offering courses in French, German, English, Spanish, and other languages. The project has been allocated ₹21 crore.
- Rekha Gupta also introduced a new scheme, ‘New Era of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and Vision, ‘ designed to instil a business mindset in students, and allocated ₹20 crore to support this initiative.
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