The non-plan grant for share in central taxes and duties of Delhi has been proposed at Rs 325 crore for the coming financial year. The normal assistance of Rs 394.99 crore was an increase Rs 69.99 crore compared to allocation for 2014-15.
The non-plan grant for share in central taxes for Delhi has been kept stagnant at Rs 325 crore since 2001-02. “The logic for keeping Delhi’s non-plan grant stagnant since last 14 years has not been explained till date,” Delhi government said reacting to the budgetary allocation.
The Union government did not extend any other grant to Delhi except some allocation under Urban Development Ministry.
In the last Budget in July, the central government had made a provision of Rs 500 crore for reforms in the water sector and Rs 200 crore for electricity sector in Delhi. There is no mention of any such provision in this year’s Budget. The city has been facing long power cuts during the peak summer months for the last few years, despite adequate availability of power. Major power transmission lines often trip when the load increases.
Water scarcity is also a major issue in many areas and though Delhi government has drawn up plans to streamline the water distribution system, fund crunch had affected implementation of various projects. The AAP government had already announced that water and power would be major focus area for it.
Of the medical institutes, AIIMS got Rs 1,470 crore, down from last fiscal’s Rs 1,565 crore. In 2013-14, it was Rs 1,355 crore. AIIMS is among India’s top medical colleges, with its hospital catering to almost 8,000 patients daily, mostly from the underprivileged sections. It has over 2,200 beds.
Also, several other hospitals and research institutes saw a rise in allotments. Safdarjung Hospital, adjacent to AIIMS, has been allocated Rs 520 crore — a fair rise up from Rs 486.90 crore. While the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital will get Rs 400 crore as compared to Rs 322.77 crore in the last fiscal.
The Lady Hardinge Medical College has been allotted Rs 250 crore as against the Rs 238.15 crore in 2014-15 and the Kalawati Saran Hospital in the national Capital, which caters specifically to children, was allotted Rs 73.80 crore as against Rs 67.44 crore last year.
The non-plan grant for share in central taxes for Delhi has been kept stagnant at Rs 325 crore since 2001-02. “The logic for keeping Delhi’s non-plan grant stagnant since last 14 years has not been explained till date,” Delhi government said reacting to the budgetary allocation.
The Union government did not extend any other grant to Delhi except some allocation under Urban Development Ministry.
In the last Budget in July, the central government had made a provision of Rs 500 crore for reforms in the water sector and Rs 200 crore for electricity sector in Delhi. There is no mention of any such provision in this year’s Budget. The city has been facing long power cuts during the peak summer months for the last few years, despite adequate availability of power. Major power transmission lines often trip when the load increases.
Water scarcity is also a major issue in many areas and though Delhi government has drawn up plans to streamline the water distribution system, fund crunch had affected implementation of various projects. The AAP government had already announced that water and power would be major focus area for it.
Of the medical institutes, AIIMS got Rs 1,470 crore, down from last fiscal’s Rs 1,565 crore. In 2013-14, it was Rs 1,355 crore. AIIMS is among India’s top medical colleges, with its hospital catering to almost 8,000 patients daily, mostly from the underprivileged sections. It has over 2,200 beds.
Also, several other hospitals and research institutes saw a rise in allotments. Safdarjung Hospital, adjacent to AIIMS, has been allocated Rs 520 crore — a fair rise up from Rs 486.90 crore. While the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital will get Rs 400 crore as compared to Rs 322.77 crore in the last fiscal.
The Lady Hardinge Medical College has been allotted Rs 250 crore as against the Rs 238.15 crore in 2014-15 and the Kalawati Saran Hospital in the national Capital, which caters specifically to children, was allotted Rs 73.80 crore as against Rs 67.44 crore last year.