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SME Times News Bureau | 23 Mar, 2010
Delhi Finance Minister A.K. Walia proposed increased funding for public transport, infrastructure, education and health in the budget for the 2010-11 financial year Monday.

Total budget estimate for fiscal 2010-11 is Rs.26,000 crore which includes Rs.11,200 crore for plan expenditure, Rs.140 crore for expenditure on centrally sponsored schemes and Rs.14,660 crore for non-plan expenditure.

Following are some of the highlights of the Delhi Budget 2010-11:-

-- Allocation of Rs.4,224 crore for improving transport including Rs.2,019 crore to modernise the existing Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) fleet with the addition of 3,775 low floor buses. DTC will introduce a special non-stop service on 50 important routes.

-- Investment on urban development projects will be Rs.1,471 crore for road constructions, construction of foot-over bridges and street scaping and lighting to be completed ahead of Commonwealth Games in October. A sum of Rs.749 crore has been proposed for providing services in unauthorized colonies.

-- Proposed expenditure on education is Rs.1,122 crore which will include construction of new municipal schools, provision of uniforms, scholarships.

-- Expenditure on health to the tune of Rs.1243 crore for constructing new hospitals, increasing beds in existing ones and developing specialty care.

-- Proposal to spend Rs.807 crore on social welfare projects including old age pension schemes, making two new homes for disabled people, 'Ladli' scheme for the girl child.

-- Delhi will also spend a whopping Rs.1,500 crore on water and sanitation projects as per this budget.

-- The gross state domestic product (GSDP) of Delhi at current prices increased from Rs.144,303 crore in 2007-08 to Rs.165,948 crore in 2008-09, up by 15 percent and the per capita income rose from Rs.78,790 in 2007-08 to Rs.88,421 in 2008-09. 
 
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