Delhi Budget: Thrust on infra projects for a clean, modern, beautiful Delhi, ahead of G20 Summit

“The G20 summit will be held for the first time in India this year. Ahead of this, I present this budget for clean, beautiful, and modern Delhi. In the run-up to the G20 Summit, the Delhi government is going to take up large infrastructure projects in the national capital,” Gahlot said.

The key takeaways

Infrastructure projects:

🔴 Upgradation and beautification of 1,400 kilometres of the entire PWD road network.

🔴 Construction of 26 new flyover/underpass/bridge projects in different parts of Delhi.

🔴 Construction of 3 unique double-decker flyovers in collaboration with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation at Bhajanpura to Yamuna Vihar, Azadpur to Rani Jhansi intersections, and from Saket to Pul Prahladpur.

🔴 Induction of 1,600 new zero-emission electric buses, including 100 feeder buses.

🔴 Electrification of 57 existing bus depots of Delhi.

🔴 Construction of 3 world-class inter-state bus terminals (ISBTs), 2 multi-level bus depots, 2 modern bus terminals, and 9 new bus depots in Delhi.

🔴 Construction of 1,400 new and modern bus queue shelters in Delhi.

🔴 Six-point action plan for a Clean Yamuna

🔴 Clearing all three garbage mountains of Delhi

 Education outlay is Rs 16,575 crore (up slightly from last year’s Rs 16,278 crore)

🔴  French, German, Japanese and Spanish will now be taught in schools of specialised excellence

🔴 New tablets to be provided to all teachers, principals, vice- principals.

🔴 20 new computers will be provided in each of the 350 schools under the Delhi Government.

🔴 Schools and industry will collaborate together to develop professional skills for children in new Schools of Applied Learning.

Health outlay is Rs 9,742 crore (down slightly from Rs 9,769 crore last year)

🔴 9 new hospitals are being constructed. 4 to be operational this year.

🔴 15 hospitals are being extended and remodelled.

🔴 Hospital beds count to be increased from 14,000 to 30,000