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| Delhi budget proposes all-round |
| Delhi Finance Minister A. K.Walia presenting the budget for 2007-08 in the State Assembly
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| INDIA
, 17-April-2007
1:39:10 AM |
| Provision of "maximum relief'' for senior citizens, women, girls and socially disadvantaged sections of society along with new schemes for improving the health, education, water, power, transport and infrastructure sectors are some of the highlights of Budget-2007/08 for Delhi presented by Finance Minister A. K. Walia in the State Assembly on Monday.
The budget proposes enhancement of the monthly pension of senior citizens from Rs. 400 to 600 and introduction of a pension for widows below poverty line that would put Rs. 600 in their hands every month.
A new scheme for promoting higher education among girls under which the Government would put Rs. 5,000 in the bank account of each Class XII student that would become available to her on graduation has also been proposed.
Stating that social measures have been enhanced or introduced through the budget, which is not part of any "election agenda'', Dr. Walia said they would benefit lakhs of people who look up to the Government for help.
The Government also proposes to create a Directorate for Women and Child Development to focus exclusively on all schemes for welfare of women and children in order to increase their reach and effectiveness, he added.
The Delhi Government has made "gender budget'' a part of the budget documents and for 2007-08 a sum of Rs. 181 crore has been proposed exclusively for women's welfare.
To consolidate and strengthen the action for women's welfare, 45 Gender Resource Centres would also be set up during the year.
Dr. Walia said the proposed increase in old-age monthly pension would benefit about 1.75 lakh people who are availing themselves of the scheme right now.
One Home for the Aged would be provided in each of Delhi's nine districts, he added.
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