The 2024-25 budget of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will be finalized on February 8 when the House leaders conclude the discussion. MCD has started the process of passing the budget for the next financial year. The budget will be passed in the House on February 8. Before this, on January 30, Leader of Opposition Raja Iqbal Singh will give suggestions regarding the budget. Apart from this, he will throw light on the claims made by the Commissioner regarding the functioning.
Discussion on the budget will begin in the House from February 5 and councilors will give suggestions by February 7. However, political parties will be able to give amendments and proposals regarding the budget till February 1. MCD Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti had presented the budget proposal in the House on December 9 due to the absence of a standing committee. A day before this, Mayor Dr. Shaili Oberoi had announced that this time the budget will be prepared on the basis of public opinion.
Here, due to lack of formation of a standing committee, the Leader of Opposition in the House will start the discussion on the budget. Earlier, the discussion in the House used to start with the presentation of the budget by the Chairman of the Standing Committee and the Leader of Opposition used to highlight the budget proposals presented by him, but this time he had to highlight the budget proposal presented by the Commissioner. Will have to.
House leader Mukesh Goyal will present the budget on February 8. During this time he will present amendments and proposals, which will be passed by the House. According to sources, he has started preparing the budget. He is also taking opinion from party leaders in this regard. He is expected to bring a proposal to fulfill the guarantee given by AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal during the MCD elections. Apart from this, he will also bring proposals related to the announcements made by the Mayor in the past days.
Let us tell you that on December 9, Bharti proposed a budget of Rs 16,683. On December 9, Bharti proposed a budget of Rs 16,683 crore in a special House meeting for the 2024-25 financial year. A large portion of the expenditure (25.1%) was allocated to sanitation as in previous years, followed by 20.8% for general administration (such as salaries) and 18.6% for education and 12.3% for public health and medical relief. it was done.
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