Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday presented a budget of ₹1.03 lakh crore for the financial year 2026-27, with infrastructure, water and sanitation, and health care being the top three areas of the 10-point focus agenda.
In terms of sectors, education (18.64%), health (12.54%), and transport (12.16%) got the highest allocations, similar to last year’s budget even as the education sector’s share came down a little.
The Chief Minister, who also holds the Finance portfolio, alleged that in the past, the pace of development had stalled due to corruption and short-sightedness. “However, today Delhi is undergoing a transformative phase – one where policies are not confined merely to announcements but yield tangible results on the ground. Today, Delhi is racing ahead at an accelerated pace, powered by a ‘triple engine’ (of the BJP),” Ms. Gupta said in her 115-minute-long budget speech.
Just like last year’s budget, the Chief Minister gave the foremost importance to infrastructure, which was on top of the 10-point focus agenda of the previous budget too. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mantra for infrastructure is based on the ‘Four-S approach - Scope, Scale, Speed, and Skill’. We have resolved to infuse this very philosophy into the arteries of Delhi,” Ms. Gupta said.
