Previous govt acted like a termite, CM Gupta presents Delhi budget

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta who also holds the finance portfolio, on Tuesday presented the budget for the financial year 2025-26 in the Delhi Assembly. This is the first budget of the newly formed BJP-led Delhi Government. In her statement while presenting the budget in the house, Mrs Gupta said, a Rs one lakh crore budget outlay, which focuses on the development and growth of every sector. The  Chief Minister announced that a capital expenditure of over 28 thousand crore rupees has been allocated in the budget which is almost double from the previous budget. Delhi government’s flagship scheme, Mahila Samriddhi Yojana also got an allocation of Rs 51,000 crore in the budget. She also announced that the government has allocated a hundred crore rupees in the budget to establish Atal Canteen at Hundred different locations in the national capital.
Ms Gupta slleged,"The previous government failed in every aspect of development... Yamuna was unclean, road were damaged, air pollution was high. Delhi Jal Board, DTC... were facing losses. Dirty water and overflowing sewers became Delhi's identity. Being handed over such a government and running it is no less than a challenge." The Chief Minister termed this budget historic. She added that the budget will make Delhi a global infrastructure hub. The budget will be discussed in the House tomorrow. The budget session of the Delhi Assembly will continue till the 28th of this month.
CM Gupta stated that the Budget was guided by the principles of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi, and Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, and Sabka Prayas.“The previous government acted like a termite, weakening Delhi’s economy,” she remarked, highlighting that institutions like the Delhi Jal Board and the DTC had suffered significant financial losses.