The Delhi government is gearing up to notify nearly 3,000 mohalla sabhas this week in its bid to empower people and encourage local-level participation in governance in the national capital.
A senior government official said a detailed proposal with the list of mohalla sabhas and the larger blueprint of implementing the initiative would be tabled in the Cabinet to be chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal next week for its approval.
In March, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government had announced a Rs 350-crore Swaraj Budget for executing civic projects which would be finalised by mohalla sabhas.
“The Delhi Cabinet is likely to give its nod for the execution of 2972 mohalla sabhas in the next seven days. Thereafter, it will be notified by the government,” the official said.
The entire city has been mapped in different mohallas that have been determined by factoring in the demographic profile and the socio-economic nature of neighbourhoods across the capital.
According to official, once cleared by the Cabinet, the list of mohallas will be put up on the Delhi government’s website for the public. Swaraj budgeting is a unique initiative started by the AAP government during the last financial year.