The AAP government today presented a Rs 53,000-crore budget that focused on the environment, health and education sectors.

The government claimed it is India&#39;s first &quot;Green&quot; budget as it announced &quot;health insurance for all&quot; and a slew of measures to tackle air pollution.

The dispensation said that it followed &quot;Trickle Up&quot; economics to benefit the poor, even as the opposition termed it &quot;jugglery of statistics&quot;.

Deputy Chief Minister Mansh Sisodia presented the budget for 2018-19 in the assembly.

He asserted that Delhi&#39;s economy continuous to be on the path of sustainable growth despite the &quot;negative&quot; impact of demonetisation and disruption caused due to the implementation of GST.

In the next financial year, the government said it expects to get Rs 23,400 crore from the Goods and Service Tax (GST) which is 60 per cent more than Rs 14,600 crore mopped up in the current fiscal, even as it lambasted the Centre for introducing the new tax regime.

It said the fiscal deficit dropped to about one-third of the original estimate for the current financial year after it carried forward Rs 1,969 crore of the budgetary shortfall to 2018-19.

For the first time, the government said, it has defined definite timelines for various projects for their timely implementation.

Sisodia announced that the government would install CCTV cameras at schools, impart self-defence training to girl students, and allocate Rs 100 crore for free Wi-Fi, which was a major pre-poll promise of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

Also, it would install 1.2 lakh CCTV cameras in the city by June next year.

Terming it a &quot;splendid&quot; budget, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said the government will take development to every home in the national capital.

The budget aims at benefiting all sections of society, including the middle class, the poor, women and students, he added

Kejriwal, however, did not fail to take a dig at Lt Governor Anil Baijal, saying, &quot;There is a proverb, &#39;Man proposes God disposes&#39;, but here &#39;Delhi government proposes, L-G disposes&#39;.&quot;

Sisodia said that if there is one word that most accurately captures the AAP government&#39;s economic vision and the policies that have emanated from it in the last the years -- it is &quot;Trickle Up&quot; economics that is aimed at benefiting the poor and middle classes.

The AAP government believed in the &quot;Trickle Up&quot; model of economics rather than &quot;Trickle Down&quot; model, he said.

The government announced a slew of measures to reduce air pollution, including incentives to switch over to clean fuels. Sisodia also assured to carry out a comprehensive city-wide inventory of greenhouse gas emissions and provide a dedicated information system to show current levels of pollution by installing 1,000 indoor display panels at government buildings.

Noting that the &quot;green budget&quot; was being presented with 26 schemes or projects, Sisodia, who is also the Delhi finance minister, promised to start a pilot agriculture-cum-solar farm scheme.

Launching of a &quot;health insurance for all&quot; scheme, doubling hospital beds to 20,000 and expanding mohalla clinics were also the highlights for the health sector in the Delhi Budget.

The outlay for the health sector of over Rs 6,700 crore, about 13 per cent of the total budget of Rs 53,000 crore for the financial year 2018-19, is 17 per cent more compared to the last fiscal.

The government would impart self-defence training to girls, install CCTV cameras at all government schools, and set up 13 language academies and 25 world class skill development centres in the national capital.

The AAP government continued its trend of allocating the biggest share of the budget to the education sector, earmarking Rs 13,9997 crore, which is 26 per cent of the total budget, for it.

In the budget for 2017-2018, 23.5 per cent of the total budget amount was given to the education sector.

About 1.2 lakh CCTV cameras will be installed at all government schools, for which an outlay of Rs 175 crore has been proposed in the budget estimates 2018-19. Self-defence classes for girl students will be started, Sisodia said in his budget speech.

The Delhi BJP termed the AAP government&#39;s budget &quot;jugglery of statistics&quot; and said it announced schemes without constitutional approval.

Reacting to it, Union minister Harsh Vardhan tweeted: &quot;#DelhiBudget - Delhi Budget is non-serious; falls short of target in setting up classroom libraries; development of every house is too ambitious to implement. Blaming Lt Governor is nothing but seeking excuses for non-performance.&quot;

The Delhi Congress also attacked the AAP government for failing to utilize the funds allocated for schemes last year and termed the budget &quot;hollow&quot; and &quot;manipulated statistics&quot; that fall short of fulfilling the aspirations of the people.

Industry bodies, however, lauded the Delhi government&#39;s budget, saying the focus on the environment will lay a strong foundation in making the national capital more habitable.

The government plans to roll out Universal Health Care Scheme, which will provide health insurance to all residents of Delhi, by December 1, 2018

The AAP government today presented a Rs 53,000-crore budget that focused on the environment, health and education sectors. The government claimed it is India's first "Green" budget as it announced "health insurance for all" and a slew of measures to tackle air pollution. The dispensation said that it followed "Trickle Up" economics to benefit the poor, even as the opposition termed it "jugglery of statistics". Deputy Chief Minister Mansh Sisodia presented the budget for 2018-19 in the assembly. He asserted that Delhi's economy continuous to be on the path of sustainable growth despite the "negative" impact of demonetisation and disruption caused due to the implementation of GST. In the next financial year, the government said it expects to get Rs 23,400 crore from the Goods and Service Tax (GST) which is 60 per cent more than Rs 14,600 crore mopped up in the current fiscal, even as it lambasted the Centre for introducing the new tax regime. It said the fiscal deficit dropped to about one-third of the original estimate for the current financial year after it carried forward Rs 1,969 crore of the budgetary shortfall to 2018-19. For the first time, the government said, it has defined definite timelines for various projects for their timely implementation. Sisodia announced that the government would install CCTV cameras at schools, impart self-defence training to girl students, and allocate Rs 100 crore for free Wi-Fi, which was a major pre-poll promise of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Also, it would install 1.2 lakh CCTV cameras in the city by June next year. Terming it a "splendid" budget, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said the government will take development to every home in the national capital. The budget aims at benefiting all sections of society, including the middle class, the poor, women and students, he added Kejriwal, however, did not fail to take a dig at Lt Governor Anil Baijal, saying, "There is a proverb, 'Man proposes God disposes', but here 'Delhi government proposes, L-G disposes'." Sisodia said that if there is one word that most accurately captures the AAP government's economic vision and the policies that have emanated from it in the last the years -- it is "Trickle Up" economics that is aimed at benefiting the poor and middle classes. The AAP government believed in the "Trickle Up" model of economics rather than "Trickle Down" model, he said. The government announced a slew of measures to reduce air pollution, including incentives to switch over to clean fuels. Sisodia also assured to carry out a comprehensive city-wide inventory of greenhouse gas emissions and provide a dedicated information system to show current levels of pollution by installing 1,000 indoor display panels at government buildings. Noting that the "green budget" was being presented with 26 schemes or projects, Sisodia, who is also the Delhi finance minister, promised to start a pilot agriculture-cum-solar farm scheme. Launching of a "health insurance for all" scheme, doubling hospital beds to 20,000 and expanding mohalla clinics were also the highlights for the health sector in the Delhi Budget. The outlay for the health sector of over Rs 6,700 crore, about 13 per cent of the total budget of Rs 53,000 crore for the financial year 2018-19, is 17 per cent more compared to the last fiscal. The government would impart self-defence training to girls, install CCTV cameras at all government schools, and set up 13 language academies and 25 world class skill development centres in the national capital. The AAP government continued its trend of allocating the biggest share of the budget to the education sector, earmarking Rs 13,9997 crore, which is 26 per cent of the total budget, for it. In the budget for 2017-2018, 23.5 per cent of the total budget amount was given to the education sector. About 1.2 lakh CCTV cameras will be installed at all government schools, for which an outlay of Rs 175 crore has been proposed in the budget estimates 2018-19. Self-defence classes for girl students will be started, Sisodia said in his budget speech. The Delhi BJP termed the AAP government's budget "jugglery of statistics" and said it announced schemes without constitutional approval. Reacting to it, Union minister Harsh Vardhan tweeted: "#DelhiBudget - Delhi Budget is non-serious; falls short of target in setting up classroom libraries; development of every house is too ambitious to implement. Blaming Lt Governor is nothing but seeking excuses for non-performance." The Delhi Congress also attacked the AAP government for failing to utilize the funds allocated for schemes last year and termed the budget "hollow" and "manipulated statistics" that fall short of fulfilling the aspirations of the people. Industry bodies, however, lauded the Delhi government's budget, saying the focus on the environment will lay a strong foundation in making the national capital more habitable.

AAP presents Rs 53000 crore 'green' budget; focus on environment, education and health

High drama ensued at Lieutanant&nbsp;Govenor Anil Baijal&#39;s office today as 45 AAP MLAs camped there until late evening insisting he clear the Mohalla clinics file -- an act the latter termed as &quot;laying siege&quot; to the office of a &quot;constitutional functionary&quot;. 
 
The development marks a fresh confrontation between the AAP dispensation and the L-G&#39;s office which have frequently been at loggerheads. It also sparked a blame game, with the office claiming that no proposal or file about Mohalla clinics is pending with it. 
 
The chief minister&#39;s office in turn said the file seeking approval was sent to the L-G&#39;s office, which marked it to the vigilance department on the basis of &quot;frivolous complaints&quot;, filed by &quot;malicious&quot; political rivals, that do not point to any specific charge. 
 
In a statement, the L-G&#39;s office said an appointment for a meeting was given to AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj and four other lawmakers. 
 
However, it was a delegation of nearly 45 MLAs, led by Bhardwaj, that turned up in front of the Raj Niwas demanding to meet Baijal. 
 
&quot;The LG, despite his scheduled court hearings at 3 pm, agreed to meet the entire delegation in his Conference Hall even though it was already past 2.50 pm,&quot; his office said. 
 
It also stated that Baijal explained to the MLAs the current status of the proposal and clearly outlined the progress so far, adding that the behavior of the lawmakers became increasingly &quot;rude and discourteous&quot; and their conduct was &quot;unbecoming&quot; of elected representatives. 
 
&quot;Despite being given a chronological status of the entire proposal and repeatedly being told by the L-G that the proposal has been returned to the chief minister on July 5 2017 with a request to address the complaints, the MLAs continued to behave in a belligerent manner without any interest in responding to facts and logic,&quot; it said. 
 
AAP&#39;s Kasturba Nagar MLA Madanlal said the party legislators had come to meet the Lt Governor so that the Mohalla clinic file could be swiftly cleared. He said Baijal met them for only &quot;two-and-half minutes&quot;. 
 
The six-and-a-half hour-long impasse ended after the lawmakers got an assurance that Baijal would hold a meeting with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the government officials dealing with the relevant files, said Bharadwaj. 
 
The L-G office said that complaints were received in September, October, November and December in 2016 pertaining to the conceptualisation and implementation of Aam Aadmi Mohalla Clinics that have been set up so far. 
 
&quot;There are several allegations that no transparent method has been adopted to select premises for mohalla clinic. The allegations also stated that rent of premises was higher than market rent. Premises of party workers were rented,&quot; the L-G office said. 
 
The AAP, in turn, claimed the complaint was made by Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president Ajay Maken and it had no merit. 
 
Reacting to the development, Kejriwal said that there should be no politics over mohalla clinics. 
 
&quot;There shud be no politics wid Moh Clinics. It involves health of 2 cr Delhiites. LG must clear file immediately nowPublic suffering due 2 delays. LG shud call all officers n sort it out. 
 
&quot;I am prepared to come wid my ministers 2 Raj niwas, if LG wantsLet LG sort out all objections across the table rather than files moving up n down. My sincere request,&quot; he tweeted.

45 AAP MLAs camped at Lieutanant?Govenor Anil Baijal's office till late evening insisting he clear the Mohalla clinics file, an act the latter termed as 'laying siege'

High drama ensued at Lieutanant Govenor Anil Baijal's office today as 45 AAP MLAs camped there until late evening insisting he clear the Mohalla clinics file -- an act the latter termed as "laying siege" to the office of a "constitutional functionary". The development marks a fresh confrontation between the AAP dispensation and the L-G's office which have frequently been at loggerheads. It also sparked a blame game, with the office claiming that no proposal or file about Mohalla clinics is pending with it. The chief minister's office in turn said the file seeking approval was sent to the L-G's office, which marked it to the vigilance department on the basis of "frivolous complaints", filed by "malicious" political rivals, that do not point to any specific charge. In a statement, the L-G's office said an appointment for a meeting was given to AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj and four other lawmakers. However, it was a delegation of nearly 45 MLAs, led by Bhardwaj, that turned up in front of the Raj Niwas demanding to meet Baijal. "The LG, despite his scheduled court hearings at 3 pm, agreed to meet the entire delegation in his Conference Hall even though it was already past 2.50 pm," his office said. It also stated that Baijal explained to the MLAs the current status of the proposal and clearly outlined the progress so far, adding that the behavior of the lawmakers became increasingly "rude and discourteous" and their conduct was "unbecoming" of elected representatives. "Despite being given a chronological status of the entire proposal and repeatedly being told by the L-G that the proposal has been returned to the chief minister on July 5 2017 with a request to address the complaints, the MLAs continued to behave in a belligerent manner without any interest in responding to facts and logic," it said. AAP's Kasturba Nagar MLA Madanlal said the party legislators had come to meet the Lt Governor so that the Mohalla clinic file could be swiftly cleared. He said Baijal met them for only "two-and-half minutes". The six-and-a-half hour-long impasse ended after the lawmakers got an assurance that Baijal would hold a meeting with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the government officials dealing with the relevant files, said Bharadwaj. The L-G office said that complaints were received in September, October, November and December in 2016 pertaining to the conceptualisation and implementation of Aam Aadmi Mohalla Clinics that have been set up so far. "There are several allegations that no transparent method has been adopted to select premises for mohalla clinic. The allegations also stated that rent of premises was higher than market rent. Premises of party workers were rented," the L-G office said. The AAP, in turn, claimed the complaint was made by Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president Ajay Maken and it had no merit. Reacting to the development, Kejriwal said that there should be no politics over mohalla clinics. "There shud be no politics wid Moh Clinics. It involves health of 2 cr Delhiites. LG must clear file immediately nowPublic suffering due 2 delays. LG shud call all officers n sort it out. "I am prepared to come wid my ministers 2 Raj niwas, if LG wantsLet LG sort out all objections across the table rather than files moving up n down. My sincere request," he tweeted.

High drama after 45 AAP MLAs 'lay seige' at Delhi Lieutenant Governor's office

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