Interim Budget of Modi government its "final jumla", disappointing for Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal
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Interim Budget of Modi government its "final jumla", disappointing for Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal

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Terming the Union Budget the "final jumla" of the Narendra Modi government, AAP national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said it has disappointed the city. The Delhi government has been given Rs 472 crore as central assistance in the interim Budget for 2019-20 presented by Goyal in Parliament. In the interim Budget, the share in central taxes of Delhi has not been increased from Rs 325 crore which is stagnant since 2001-02, he said in a statement. The Rs 5 crore proposed for the Delhi government as an assistance for the Delhi Disaster Response Fund is "negligible", he said.

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Live Mint  

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Hindustan Times  

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India Today  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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Live Mint  

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New Indian Express  

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India TV News  

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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News 18  

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IndiaAI Mission, DA hike, Ujjwala subsidy: Here are 5 major decisions taken by Cabinet today
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Hindustan Times  

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Delhi Budget: Outlay for civic bodies increases to Rs 8,423 crore
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Delhi Budget: Outlay for civic bodies increases to Rs 8,423 crore

New Indian Express  

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Delhi budget: Women above 18 to get ₹1,000 by Kejriwal govt. Check details
10 months, 1 week ago

Delhi budget: Women above 18 to get ₹1,000 by Kejriwal govt. Check details

Hindustan Times  

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'Budget Stalled For No Apparent Reason': Delhi LG Writes Letter To CM Kejriwal
10 months, 3 weeks ago

'Budget Stalled For No Apparent Reason': Delhi LG Writes Letter To CM Kejriwal

ABP News  

Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena penned a letter to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday, urging him to accelerate the "stalled" process of budget presentation in the Assembly. The Budget Session of the Delhi Assembly, which commenced on February 15, was extended until the first week of March due to delays in finalisation, with the finance minister citing the …

Delhi budget: Special focus on development of roads in rural pockets
11 months ago

Delhi budget: Special focus on development of roads in rural pockets

The Hindu  

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What lies in Kejriwal's Budget?

New Indian Express  

As the Delhi government gears up to present its budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 in February, expectations are running high among the residents. Residents are hoping for increased funding for hospitals, clinics, and medical facilities, as well as initiatives to strengthen the public healthcare system and improve access to healthcare for all sections of society. However, the department made …

AAP in Punjab, Congress in Himachal Pradesh term Interim Budget as biased
11 months, 1 week 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 2024: Modi Government Focuses on Developed India by 2047
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Interim Budget 2024: Modi Government Focuses on Developed India by 2047

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: With the Lok Sabha elections just around the corner and the Narendra Modi-led government confident of scoring a hat-trick, the incumbent government’s interim Budget tabled by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday had no populist measure but the government’s reiteration of its “highest priority” on “four major castes” — the poor, women, youth and farmers. The minister …

Interim budget: Stepmotherly treatment to Delhi, says AAP
11 months, 1 week 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 …

Uttar Pradesh to benefit most from interim budget, says state’s finance minister Suresh Khanna
11 months, 1 week ago

Uttar Pradesh to benefit most from interim budget, says state’s finance minister Suresh Khanna

Hindustan Times  

Uttar Pradesh is likely to get ₹2,18,816.84 crore as its share in central taxes in the financial year 2024-25, the state’s minister for finance Suresh Khanna said here after Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the interim budget in Parliament on Thursday. Suresh Khanna said Uttar Pradesh will benefit the most from the interim budget as the state will have …

Budget 2024 Highlights: Delhi Minister Atishi slams ‘jumla govt’
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Budget 2024 Highlights: Delhi Minister Atishi slams ‘jumla govt’

Live Mint  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday asserted that the BJP-led government at the Centre has worked with an approach to development that is "all-round, all-inclusive and all-pervasive" and said that the trinity of "Democracy, Demography and Diversity" can help fulfil the aspirations of every Indian. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting her sixth Budget ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, …

Interim Budget to focus on Viksit Bharat
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Interim Budget to focus on Viksit Bharat

Hindustan Times  

The interim budget to be tabled in Parliament on February 1 is likely to present a report card of the decade-old central government, provide relief to the middle class, announce measures to check inflation, continue key subsidies, focus on agriculture, incentivise manufacturing, strive for saturation of welfare schemes, take forward the mission to build a $5 trillion economy by 2027-28 …

Arvind Kejriwal's appreciation post for Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Manmohan Singh
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Arvind Kejriwal's appreciation post for Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Manmohan Singh

India Today  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday expressed "gratitude on behalf of the 2 crore people of Delhi" towards the Congress for opposing the Delhi Services Bill in Parliament. In three separate letters written to Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Manmohan Singh, the Aam Aadmi Party chief appreciated them for defending the "rights of the people of …

Arvind Kejriwal writes 'thank you' note for Rahul Gandhi, Manmohan Singh over Delhi Services Bill
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Arvind Kejriwal writes 'thank you' note for Rahul Gandhi, Manmohan Singh over Delhi Services Bill

India TV News  

Delhi Sevices Bill: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday expressed his gratitude towards Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for supporting his party in Parliament against the Delhi Services Bill. Kejriwal's letter to Gandhi In a letter to Rahul Gandhi, Delhi CM Kejriwal thanked him on behalf of the people of Delhi for his party's support in rejecting and voting against …

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What's the Delhi ordinance bill that will be tabled in Parliament | Top points

India Today  

The Delhi services bill, which gives the Centre authority over the Delhi government on the control of administrative services and transfer of officers in the national capital, is set to be introduced in Parliament this week. The bill has been a bone of contention between Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party and Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena since the Centre promulgated …

Delhi CM Kejriwal meets L-G ahead of tabling of Bill in Parliament to replace services ordinance
1 year, 5 months ago

Delhi CM Kejriwal meets L-G ahead of tabling of Bill in Parliament to replace services ordinance

India TV News  

New Delhi: AAP convenor and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday met Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena at the Raj Niwas. This meeting took place in the backdrop of a Bill which will be tabled in the Parliament soon, seeking to replace an ordinance on matters related to services in Delhi. "It was basically a reach-out meeting that took place close …

Give Delhi legitimate share of central taxes: Kejriwal to FM
1 year, 5 months ago

Give Delhi legitimate share of central taxes: Kejriwal to FM

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday wrote to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over Delhi’s share in the central pool of taxes being “astonishingly low” at ₹350 crore since 2001-02 and “reduced to zero” for 2023-24 despite Delhiites paying ₹1.78 lakh crore in income taxes.Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday wrote to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, saying Delhi’s share …

Delhi services ordinance renders elected govt redundant: Kejriwal
1 year, 7 months ago

Delhi services ordinance renders elected govt redundant: Kejriwal

Hindustan Times  

Arvind Kejriwal lashed out at the Union government’s services ordinance on Wednesday, saying it not only overturns a Supreme Court order giving the elected government power over the Capital but has provisions that “render the elected government redundant”, and effectively makes Prime Minister Narendra Modi the chief minister of Delhi. Listing three provisions of the ordinance and their impact, Kejriwal …

Delhi BJP Taunts CM Kejriwal Over Renovation Row Ahead Of AAP's 'Maha Rally' Against Centre
1 year, 7 months ago

Delhi BJP Taunts CM Kejriwal Over Renovation Row Ahead Of AAP's 'Maha Rally' Against Centre

ABP News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday put up posters against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over residence renovation row ahead of Aam Aadmi Party’s ‘maha rally’ against Centre’s services ordinance. Through the poster, the saffron party alleged AAP-led Delhi government of misusing Rs 45 crore tax money for renovation of Kejriwal’s residence. The BJP has been criticising Kejriwal and the …

Delhi Budget for FY 2023-24 has something for everyone: Arvind Kejriwal
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi Budget for FY 2023-24 has something for everyone: Arvind Kejriwal

The Hindu  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on March 22 said the 2023-24 Budget has something for everyone and asserted that it will give a major push to infrastructure with ₹21,000 crore being allocated for various projects. This Budget focuses on a clean, beautiful and modern Delhi," Mr. Kejriwal said. The Chief Minister also spoke about the various schemes announced to realise …

Delhi budget 2023-24: 10 things to know
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi budget 2023-24: 10 things to know

Live Mint  

The finance minister of Delhi, Kailash Gahlot, presented the Delhi budget in the Delhi assembly on Wednesday, a day after it was initially supposed to be tabled in the Assembly. “Delhi will treat 890 million gallons of sewage a day by March 2024, a massive increase over 373 MGD in 2015,” said finance minister Kailash Gahlot. A 6-point action plan …

Delhi govt presents ₹78,800 crore budget for 2023-24 after a day’s delay
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi govt presents ₹78,800 crore budget for 2023-24 after a day’s delay

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government on Wednesday presented ₹78,800 crore budget estimates for the financial year 2023-24 in the legislative assembly, with focus on enhancing the national Capital’s infrastructure, sanitation, transportation facilities besides the usual focus on health and education. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and finance minister Kailash Gahlot arrive for the budget presentation at the legislative assembly on Wednesday. The …

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

Treat Delhi govt like a younger brother: Kejriwal's appeal to PM Modi
1 year, 9 months ago

Treat Delhi govt like a younger brother: Kejriwal's appeal to PM Modi

India Today  

Amid the row over the delay in the AAP government's Budget, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday made an appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "treat Delhi like a younger brother". The AAP government in Delhi was formed to work for the people and requested the PM to let the state government do its work," Kejriwal said. He …

'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 …

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