Delhi budget: More funds for public transport, education, health
March 22nd, 2010 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Delhi Finance Minister A.K. Walia proposed increased funding for public transport, infrastructure, education and health in the budget for the 2010-11 financial year Monday.
Total budget estimate for fiscal 2010-11 is Rs.26,000 crore which includes Rs.11,200 crore for plan expenditure, Rs.140 crore for expenditure on centrally sponsored schemes and Rs.14,660 crore for non-plan expenditure.
Following are some of the highlights of the Delhi Budget 2010-11:-
– Allocation of Rs.4,224 crore for improving transport including Rs.2,019 crore to modernise the existing Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) fleet with the addition of 3,775 low floor buses. DTC will introduce a special non-stop service on 50 important routes.
– Investment on urban development projects will be Rs.1,471 crore for road constructions, construction of foot-over bridges and street scaping and lighting to be completed ahead of Commonwealth Games in October. A sum of Rs.749 crore has been proposed for providing services in unauthorized colonies.
– Proposed expenditure on education is Rs.1,122 crore which will include construction of new municipal schools, provision of uniforms, scholarships.
– Expenditure on health to the tune of Rs.1243 crore for constructing new hospitals, increasing beds in existing ones and developing specialty care.
– Proposal to spend Rs.807 crore on social welfare projects including old age pension schemes, making two new homes for disabled people, ‘Ladli’ scheme for the girl child.
– Delhi will also spend a whopping Rs.1,500 crore on water and sanitation projects as per this budget.
– The gross state domestic product (GSDP) of Delhi at current prices increased from Rs.144,303 crore in 2007-08 to Rs.165,948 crore in 2008-09, up by 15 percent and the per capita income rose from Rs.78,790 in 2007-08 to Rs.88,421 in 2008-09.
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