A university only for women soon,says Sheila Dikshit

Dikshit also listed affordable housing for the poor as one of her government’s key challenges. “We are ashamed that people are living in slums. Delhi government is working towards making the city slum-free in next three to four years,” she said.

She described the trifurcation of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi as historical,saying smaller municipalities will bring municipal administration to people’s doorstep.

“Formation of three municipalities will go a long way in fulfilling the aspirations of people at the local level. The efficiency and quality of services will improve,” she said.

Referring to implementation of Delhi Right of Citizen to Time Bound Delivery of Services Act,Dikshit said soon the number of services,which will be available under the Act,would cross 100. So far,73 services have been brought under the ambit of the Act.

“The government will not tolerate delay in delivery of services. The officers responsible for delays are being fined regularly. This will go a long way in ensuring satisfactory service to public,” she said.

The Act makes officials liable to pay penalty to citizens for delays in delivering desired services within the prescribed time limit.

Talking about nursery admission,Dikshit said not a single child will be denied admission as the government is making efforts to implement the Right to Education Act (RTE).

She said the Education department has been instructed to ensure admission to children from poor families under the Economically Weaker Section quota. As per the RTE provision,all government and private schools have to reserve 25 per cent of the total seats for the EWS category.

On the power sector,she said electricity supply has improved significantly in the last few years and the tariff in Delhi was the lowest when compared to other states and metro cities.

About the transport sector,she said the government was committed to increasing the fleet from the current 6,500 buses to 10,000 in next few years.”The government is developing an efficient public transport system to discourage people from using private vehicles,” she said.