The Center has given special help of 821.26 crore to Delhi, 66 percent amount released, where will it be spent?

The Central Government has sanctioned a special assistance of Rs 821.26 crore for the development of the capital Delhi under the Special Assistance Scheme (SASCI) ‘2025-26 for capital investment.

According to the Delhi government, 66 percent of the sanctioned amount has also been released in the first installment of the amount. The Delhi government will have to spend this assistance amount on projects like health, education, housing, transport, water, electricity and metro.

What did CM Rekha Gupta say on the fund from the center

According to Delhi’s Chief Minister’s Rekha Gupta, this fund will help in moving Delhi towards the target of ‘developed Delhi’ and at the same time an amount of Rs 716 crore has been approved by the Central Government for 33 infrastructure projects under Part-I, which includes schemes related to health, education, drinking water, electricity, housing and transportation.

Apart from this, the additional amount of Rs 105.26 crore has been approved for the priority projects of the Metro Rail Transit System (MRTS) Phase-4 under Part-III, which the Chief Minister of Delhi has described as a solid step in accordance with the outlook of ‘Developed India’.

According to the Chief Minister’s Office of the Delhi Government, the Delhi government had presented the proposals on time and methodically through the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) portal, due to which the approval was received without any delay and the Delhi government claims that the projects will not only strengthen public service, transport and infrastructure, but will also promote employment and economic activities.

Rekha Gupta expressed gratitude of PM Modi

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for immediate help from the Center and said that the government will fulfill these projects in a transparent and quality manner in the scheduled deadline so that the citizens of the capital can get direct benefit. The Chief Minister also indicated that in the coming time, she will again go to the center with the demand for more assistance for Delhi.