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The annual budget to be presented by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit here on Tuesday is expected to focus on the social sector and provide relief to the common man, who is struggling to cope up with the pressure of price rise.
“I have already said that our priority would be on social sector in the coming days,” said Dikshit commenting on the budget.
According to reports, the allocation to various departments may be cut down this year in wake of the huge spending on the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) projects.
The Delhi Government had reportedly spent around Rs 16,000 crore on various projects for the 2010 sporting extravaganza, which resulted in some sort of financial difficulties.
Some measures may be announced during this year’s budget to help the poor people.
According to reports, the allocation for education department and the heath sector is likely to increase. The government had allocated Rs 1,122 crore for education sector in last year’s budget. Around Rs 1,243 crore was granted for health sector in last year’s budget. (ANI)
The Delhi budget will have the touch of "a mother and a wife" this time, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who will present it tomorrow, said.
Asked how the budget will be as for the first time a woman is presenting it, Dikshit said "as you expect from your mother or wife".
Dikshit, who will present her first budget in 12 years at the helm, however, refused to elaborate further but indicated that efforts will be made to further bring down the fiscal deficit.
Last year, the fiscal deficit was pegged at Rs 3,116 crore for 2010-11 which was estimated at around 1.7 per cent.
The city government''s fiscal deficit was Rs 3,561 crore in 2009-10 while it was Rs 2,824 crore in 2008-09.
"We always have the track record of presenting least deficit budget," she said.
Officials, involved in the budget making exercise, indicated that government may announce some measures to help the poor people brave high prices of essential commodities.
Citing figures from this year''s Economic Survey, Dikshit the city has highest per capita plan outlay of Rs 7,250.
The annual budget to be presented by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit here on Tuesday is expected to focus on the social sector and provide relief to the common man, who is struggling to cope up with the pressure of price rise.
"I have already said that our priority would be on social sector in the coming days," said Dikshit commenting on the budget.
According to reports, the allocation to various departments may be cut down this year in wake of the huge spending on the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) projects.
The Delhi Government had reportedly spent around Rs 16,000 crore on various projects for the 2010 sporting extravaganza, which resulted in some sort of financial difficulties.
Some measures may be announced during this year's budget to help the poor people.
According to reports, the allocation for education department and the heath sector is likely to increase. The government had allocated Rs 1,122 crore for education sector in last year's budget. Around Rs 1,243 crore was granted for health sector in last year's budget.
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