Delhi's AAP govt presents ₹69,000 crore 'desh bhakti' budget

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday presented the AAP government’s budget for 2021-22 in the state Assembly. The theme of the Rs 69,000 crore budget was desh bhakti or patriotism.

Sisodia, who holds the finance portfolio, said his government was building infrastructure to cater to a population of 3.28 crore by 2047 — Delhi’s present population is estimated to be 2 crore. 

Sisodia said the government plans to collect Rs 43,000 crore tax to fund the proposed budget expenditure.

In the 2020-21 budget, the government had proposed to collect Rs 44,100 crore as tax revenue. However, due to the pandemic, the collection is expected to remain way below the target.