How 11th-hour drama over Delhi Budget unfolded
1 year, 9 months ago

How 11th-hour drama over Delhi Budget unfolded

Hindustan Times  

The 2023-24 Delhi Budget was sent for the Union ministry of home affairs ’s approval as per regular practice on March 10, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party has said. The AAP accused the chief secretary of “sitting” on the file related to it and not passing on MHA’s request for clarifications for three days until 2pm on Monday. Subsequently, he responded to MHA’s concerns and submitted the file back to Delhi’s lieutenant governor after chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s approval at 9pm on Monday. The LG’s secretariat received the file at 9.25pm and it was sent back to the chief minister, who hit out at the Union government for “blocking” the elected government of the Capital from presenting the annual Budget, at 10.05pm for further action.

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BJP accuses AAP government of insufficient funding for Delhi metro projects
2 weeks, 5 days ago

BJP accuses AAP government of insufficient funding for Delhi metro projects

India Today  

A dispute has emerged between the BJP and the AAP government in Delhi over budget allocations for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. The controversy comes after the Delhi government approved revised budget estimates, which the BJP claims provides inadequate funds to the metro's ongoing projects. BJP ACCUSES DELHI GOVERNMENT OF UNDERFUNDING Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition, Vijendra …

Budget unfair to Delhi, Punjab: AAP; Centre spent ₹5.5 lakh crore on Capital in 11 years, says BJP
5 months ago

Budget unfair to Delhi, Punjab: AAP; Centre spent ₹5.5 lakh crore on Capital in 11 years, says BJP

The Hindu  

The Aam Aadmi Party continued to attack the Centre over the Union Budget and alleged that Delhi and Punjab had been treated unfairly. In response, the BJP claimed that the Central government had spent more than ₹5.5 lakh crore on the Capital over the past 11 years under various subheads and special schemes. Addressing a press conference, AAP general secretary …

Atishi on Union Budget: Not even a penny for Delhi as share in central taxes
5 months ago

Atishi on Union Budget: Not even a penny for Delhi as share in central taxes

The Hindu  

Delhi Finance Minister Atishi on July 23 said despite paying ₹2.32 lakh crore in taxes to the BJP-led Centre, the national capital has not even got a single penny as its share in central taxes in the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha. Addressing a press conference here, Atishi said Delhi had demanded a …

Sanjay Singh's prediction for Union Budget 2024: ‘Delhi will not…’
5 months ago

Sanjay Singh's prediction for Union Budget 2024: ‘Delhi will not…’

Hindustan Times  

Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh on Sunday claimed that the national capital will not be allocated more than ₹350 crore in the Union Budget 2024 set to be tabled by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday. New Delhi: AAP MP Sanjay Singh arrives to attend the all-party meeting ahead of the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, …

Budget stalled for no reason, present it soon: L-G to govt.
10 months ago

Budget stalled for no reason, present it soon: L-G to govt.

The Hindu  

Saxena on Saturday asked the Delhi government to expedite the process of budget presentation in the Assembly, saying it has been “stalled for no apparent reason” despite the document being ready to be tabled in the House. In a letter to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the L-G said the budget proposals were sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs for …

Delhi budget presentation delayed, likely in March first week
10 months, 1 week ago

Delhi budget presentation delayed, likely in March first week

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government is likely to present the annual budget 2024-25 in the first week of March, the date of presentation, however, has not yet been finalised. The budget session was extended by a week till March first week, the proposal of which was passed by voice vote. Finance minister Atishi said the budget received L-G’s approval on Wednesday and …

AAP in Punjab, Congress in Himachal Pradesh term Interim Budget as biased
10 months, 3 weeks ago

AAP in Punjab, Congress in Himachal Pradesh term Interim Budget as biased

The Hindu  

The Aam Aadmi Party Government in Punjab and the Congress Government in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday expressed disappointment and termed the Centre’s Interim Budget for 2024-25 as biased. “The Union Budget of the last 10 years of the BJP Government shows that the BJP always discriminated against Punjab and tried to deprive Punjabis any economic benefits,” he alleged in a …

Interim budget: Stepmotherly treatment to Delhi, says AAP
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Interim budget: Stepmotherly treatment to Delhi, says AAP

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government on Thursday described the interim budget as “disappointing”, alleging that the Capital has yet again been denied its rightful due and that its allocation has stayed the same as last fiscal at ₹1,168 crore. The Centre has earmarked funds for all urban local bodies of the country but it gave nothing to MCD,” Delhi finance minister Atishi …

Delhi: War of words erupts between BJP, AAP ahead of special meeting for civic budget
1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi: War of words erupts between BJP, AAP ahead of special meeting for civic budget

India Today  

A war of words erupted between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Aam Admi Party ahead of a special meeting that has been convened at the Municipal Corporation of Delhi headquarters on March 28 to discuss and deliberate on the civic budget. BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor said, "Instead of calling a meeting of budget allocations in public interest, the …

Delhi Budget 2023: Rs 16,575 Crore Allocated To Education, Push On Education Infra Revamp
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi Budget 2023: Rs 16,575 Crore Allocated To Education, Push On Education Infra Revamp

ABP News  

Delhi FInance Minister Kailash Gahlot presented the Delhi Budget 2023-24 in the legislative assembly today, March 22, 2023. Compared to last year's Delhi Budget education allotment of 16,278 crore, there hasn’t been a significant increase in education expenditure, with just a nominal addition of Rs 298 crore. However, the Delhi Budget 2023 underlined the AAP government’s push and commitment towards …

AAP govt. focuses on upgrading roads, clearing landfills for a ‘clean, beautiful, and modern’ Delhi - The Hindu
1 year, 9 months ago

AAP govt. focuses on upgrading roads, clearing landfills for a ‘clean, beautiful, and modern’ Delhi - The Hindu

The Hindu  

The Delhi government presented the 2023-24 budget today. This time, the budget was presented by Finance Minister Kailash Gahlot, who was given charge of the finance department after resignation of Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. Presenting a Budget of ₹78,800 crore, Mr. Gahlot laid emphasis on making Delhi a “clean, beautiful, and modern city”. Among the different departments, which include …

OPINION | WHY MANN GOVT ALLOWED AMRITPAL A FREE HAND FOR 7 MONTHS?
1 year, 9 months ago

OPINION | WHY MANN GOVT ALLOWED AMRITPAL A FREE HAND FOR 7 MONTHS?

India TV News  

With pro-Khalistan preacher Amritpal Singh still in hiding, Punjab Police has issued a Look Out Circular and a non-bailable warrant against him. Punjab and Haryana High Court lashed out at the state government and asked, ‘What were 80,000 police personnel doing when they were roaming about with weapons?’ Justice N S Shekhawat’s remark is not against Punjab Police but it …

'Directionless, repackaging of old promises': BJP on Delhi govt's annual Budget
1 year, 9 months ago

'Directionless, repackaging of old promises': BJP on Delhi govt's annual Budget

India Today  

The Delhi BJP on Wednesday rejected the annual budget 2023-24 of the AAP government as “directionless" and “repackaging of old promises". Delhi Finance Minister Kailash Gahlot presented the Rs 78,800-crore budget, giving a major push to transport and infrastructure with an allocation of Rs 21,817 crore ahead of the G20 Summit, and announced a comprehensive plan to make the national …

Explained: Who to blame for the first delay in tabling Delhi budget in 30 years?
1 year, 9 months ago

Explained: Who to blame for the first delay in tabling Delhi budget in 30 years?

Hindustan Times  

With the Delhi government’s annual Budget presentation delayed for the first time in the last three decades because the Union government did not sign off on it -- it will now be presented on Wednesday -- constitutional and legal experts were divided over the origin and responsibility of this unprecedented situation in the Delhi legislative assembly. PD Thankappan Achary, who …

Delhi budget to be presented today as Centre vs Kejriwal impasse ends
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi budget to be presented today as Centre vs Kejriwal impasse ends

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government will present its annual Budget on Wednesday after the Union home ministry signed off on it, capping several hours of intense drama that Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal labelled an “unprecedented constitutional crisis”. While the Union government flagged procedural concerns that it said the Delhi had not addressed, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal accused the Centre of …

Delhi budget 2023 to be presented tomorrow
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi budget 2023 to be presented tomorrow

Hindustan Times  

Delhi finance minister Kailash Gahlot will present the budget in Delhi assembly on Wednesday. “Tomorrow, I shall present the @ArvindKejriwal Govt’s Budget for FY 2023-24 & my 1st as Delhi’s Finance Minister. Earlier in the day, the Ministry of Home Affairs approved the Delhi government's budget, day after saying it had asked the Arvind Kejriwal government to resubmit it over …

Centre gives nod, Delhi Budget to be presented on March 22
1 year, 9 months ago

Centre gives nod, Delhi Budget to be presented on March 22

The Hindu  

The Delhi Budget 2023-24 will be presented on Wednesday, with the Ministry of Home Affairs having given the go-ahead for it, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said. During the discussion of the resolution, Mr. Kejriwal said, “Ambedkar would have never thought that the Central government would stop a State’s Budget. Responding to the CM’s speech, Delhi BJP working president Virendra Sachdeva …

Centre approves Delhi Govt's Annual Budget 2023-24: Sources
1 year, 9 months ago

Centre approves Delhi Govt's Annual Budget 2023-24: Sources

India TV News  

The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday approved the Delhi Annual Budget 2023-24, sources related to the development informed. Earlier in the day, Delhi Finance Minister Kailash Gahlot said that the budget file has been resent to the Union home ministry for approval. The presentation of the Delhi government's Budget for 2023-24, scheduled for Tuesday, has been put on hold with …

Delhi Budget gets Centre’s approval after delay, say LG Office sources
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi Budget gets Centre’s approval after delay, say LG Office sources

Live Mint  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has approved the Delhi government's budget and conveyed it to the AAP dispensation, sources from the lieutenant governor's office confirmed on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, Delhi Finance Minister Kailash Gahlot had said that the budget file has been resent to the Union home ministry for approval. Kailash Gahlot also said that the file for …

Home ministry approves Delhi budget day after ‘stalling’ it on presentation eve
1 year, 9 months ago

Home ministry approves Delhi budget day after ‘stalling’ it on presentation eve

Hindustan Times  

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday approved the Delhi government's budget, day after saying it had asked the Arvind Kejriwal government to resubmit it after considerations by the Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena. The home ministry had issued a statement after Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had alleged that the Centre had stalled the budget a day before it …

Please don\'t stop Delhi budget, Kejriwal writes to PM Modi
1 year, 9 months ago

Please don\'t stop Delhi budget, Kejriwal writes to PM Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday requesting him to "not stop Delhi's budget", amid a row between the Centre and the AAP dispensation in the national capital over the issue. The presentation of the Delhi government's Budget for 2023-24, which was scheduled for Tuesday, has been put on hold with the …

'Please don't stop Delhi budget,' Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal writes to PM Modi
1 year, 9 months ago

'Please don't stop Delhi budget,' Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal writes to PM Modi

India TV News  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged him not to stop Delhi Budget for 2023-24. The request comes a day after Kejriwal alleged that the Union Government stalled Delhi budget which was scheduled to be presented in the Assembly. According to sources, the MHA had sought clarification from the AAP government as …

'Ads Doubled, No Ayushman Bharat for Delhi': On Budget Row, Rebuttal from Centre to AAP Govt
1 year, 9 months ago

'Ads Doubled, No Ayushman Bharat for Delhi': On Budget Row, Rebuttal from Centre to AAP Govt

News 18  

The Union home ministry has said that a reply from Arvind Kejriwal-led government on Delhi budget is “awaited for the last four days”. L-G has also sought to know why benefits for central government schemes like ‘Ayushman Bharat’ were being denied to Delhiites,” the sources added. BIG BREAKING‼️दिल्ली में कल बजट पेश नहीं होगा। भारत के इतिहास में पहली बार …

Home ministry asks Kejriwal govt to resubmit Delhi budget - here’s why
1 year, 9 months ago

Home ministry asks Kejriwal govt to resubmit Delhi budget - here’s why

Live Mint  

The Union Home Minister on Monday requested the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government to resubmit the Budget addressing concerns raised by LG VK Saxena regarding fiscal interest. In an official statement, MHA said the Annual Financial Statement for the year 2023-23 and the second and last batch of Supplementary Demands for the year 2022-23 was received in the Ministry of …

Delhi Budget 2023: Finance Minister Kailash Gahlot resubmits file to MHA for approval
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi Budget 2023: Finance Minister Kailash Gahlot resubmits file to MHA for approval

India TV News  

Delhi Budget 2023: Amid the tussle between the Centre and the Aam Aadmi Party, Delhi Finance Minister Kailash Gahlot on Tuesday resubmitted the budget file to the Ministry of Home Affairs for approval. Addressing the Delhi Assembly today, the Finance Minister said, "The budget was stalled on Monday. Earlier on Monday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal claimed that the Centre conspired …

First time in 75 years...: Kejriwal writes to PM Modi after Centre halts Delhi Budget
1 year, 9 months ago

First time in 75 years...: Kejriwal writes to PM Modi after Centre halts Delhi Budget

India Today  

Aam Aadmi Party chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his approval to present the UT's budget in the assembly. “For the first time in the country's 75-year history, the budget has been stopped,” he wrote, asking the PM if he hated the residents of Delhi. The letter comes a …

Home Ministry approves Delhi budget after questioning AAP over high ad spend
1 year, 9 months ago

Home Ministry approves Delhi budget after questioning AAP over high ad spend

India Today  

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday approved the Delhi budget 2023-24 and the approval has been sent to the Delhi government. Delhi Finance Minister Kailash Gahlot on Tuesday said the budget file was re-sent to the home ministry for approval, amid a row between the AAP dispensation and the Centre over the issue. However, sources told India Today that …

Arvind Kejriwal led-AAP govt, Centre trade charges as presentation of Delhi budget put on hold today
1 year, 9 months ago

Arvind Kejriwal led-AAP govt, Centre trade charges as presentation of Delhi budget put on hold today

India TV News  

Delhi Budget 2023-24: Amid the tussle between the Centre and the Aam Aadmi Party, the presentation of the Delhi government's budget for 2023-24, scheduled for Tuesday, has been put on hold. Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal alleged that the Union Government stalled Delhi budget which was scheduled to be presented in the Assembly. However, the Home …

Uncertainty over Delhi Budget presentation; AAP govt. cries foul
1 year, 9 months ago

Uncertainty over Delhi Budget presentation; AAP govt. cries foul

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday claimed the Centre has put the Delhi government’s budget on hold at the “last minute”. The source said the L-G had flagged that “the actual expenditure on the capital component is only 20% of the proposed total budget, which is not “sufficient”, given the needs of a metropolis like Delhi. ‘Kept in the dark’ …

Delhi Budget session likely from March 17
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi Budget session likely from March 17

Hindustan Times  

The Budget session of Delhi assembly is likely to be convened from March 17, in which state government is likely to table the Outcome Budget, and present the Economic Survey and the annual Budget, officials aware of the development said on Saturday. The last Budget of the Kejriwal-led government was presented in the Delhi assembly on March 26, 2022. “The …

A raft of concessions amid consolidation: The Hindu Editorial on Union Budget 2023-24
1 year, 10 months ago

A raft of concessions amid consolidation: The Hindu Editorial on Union Budget 2023-24

The Hindu  

If budget making is a complex task, interpreting the Union Budget can be hazardous given the amount of fine print that one has to pore over. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s fifth Budget, and the current Bharatiya Janata Party-led government’s final full-fledged one before next year’s general election, ticks all the right boxes on the face of it. Terming it the …

Budget 2023: Delhi traders write to FM Sitharaman, seek relief for middle class
1 year, 10 months ago

Budget 2023: Delhi traders write to FM Sitharaman, seek relief for middle class

Hindustan Times  

Delhi-based association of traders, Chamber of Trade and Industry, as part of its pre-Budget recommendations, wrote a letter to Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman seeking relief for middle-class people and small traders. Especially the middle class and 20 lakh traders of Delhi have not got any relief in the budget in the last eight years and everyone is hopeful that …

'Rollback Budget', 'Black Budget': How India's 9 most iconic Budgets got their names
1 year, 11 months ago

'Rollback Budget', 'Black Budget': How India's 9 most iconic Budgets got their names

India TV News  

The Union Budget is usually announced annually by the Finance Minister of India in the Parliament. First Budget of the Republic of India: The blueprint for the formation of the Planning Commission was outlined in this Budget, which was presented by Congress Finance Minister John Mathai. Rollback Budget: During the NDA government's tenure, Yashwant Sinha presented the 2002-2003 Budget. The …

Delhi Budget: A focus on long-term goals
2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi Budget: A focus on long-term goals

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi presented its eighth budget on March 26. Rather than focus on offering more populist measures or freebies, something the AAP has been known for — the economic survey has highlighted that its populist schemes have led to tangible savings for the common people, with this money aiding both private consumption and savings — …

Delhi govt to present Budget during Assembly session starting on March 23
2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi govt to present Budget during Assembly session starting on March 23

India Today  

The Delhi government will present its annual Budget for the year 2022-23 during the Assembly session beginning on March 23. The Budget session of the Delhi Assembly will commence from March 23 and will continue till March 29. The Cabinet in its meeting decided to hold the budget session from March 23-29, official sources said, as reported by news agency …

Delhi govt receives 5,500 suggestions from public for Budget 2022-23
2 years, 10 months ago

Delhi govt receives 5,500 suggestions from public for Budget 2022-23

India Today  

The Delhi government had asked citizens to send ideas for the Budget 2022-23, which is likely to be presented by the end of March, and received about 5,500 suggestions till Tuesday. For fiscal 2022-23, the government is focusing on developing Delhi as a hub of businesses and services and may also announce a new start-up policy, "The suggestions received for …

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