Delhi budget 2021: free corona vaccine for Delhiites, special mohalla clinics to be made for women

On Mar 9, 2021

New Delhi: The Delhi Budget 2021-22, to be presented in the Assembly session starting Monday, is expected to have a special allocation for free COVID-19 vaccination at Delhi government hospitals.

The Finance Minister Manish Sisodia presented a proposed budget of 69 thousand crore rupees for 2021-22. Sisodia said that our goal is that by 2047, the per capita income of the citizens of Delhi should be equal to the per capita income of the citizen sitting in Singapore.

He said that this time the expenditure of the scheme for the people will be 55 per cent, while the government expenditure will be 45 per cent. At the same time, Sisodia also announced to give free corona vaccine to Delhiites. The public has great expectations from this budget of the Kejriwal government.

We are aiming towards making Delhi’s per capita income equivalent to Singapore’s per capita income by 2047. A growth of 16% in the income would be required to successfully achieve this goal. It will be difficult but we will work towards making it a success: Delhi Deputy CM pic.twitter.com/0zaySFH3E5
— ANI (@ANI) March 9, 2021

Deputy Chief Minister Sisodia said that the Delhi government’s dream is to host the Olympic Games in Delhi. We have started preparations for this from now on so that in the future Delhi can get the opportunity to host the Olympic Games.

Delhi Finance Minister Manish Sisodia announced that I make a budget provision of Rs 9,934 crore for Delhi’s health sector for 2021-22 which is 14% of the total budget. The Delhi government has decided that the people of Delhi will be given the Corona vaccine free of cost in government hospitals.

On the occasion of 75th Independence Day in Delhi, the national flag will be hoisted at 500 places with high flag-pillars. 45 crore has been allocated for the establishment of high flag-pillars along with the national flag at 500 places in Delhi: Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia

Delhi government will get corona vaccine free in all government hospitals in Delhi. For this, the Delhi government made a provision of Rs 50 crore in the budget. Soon, vaccination will increase from 45,000 to 60,000 per day.

Manish Sisodia said that women’s special Mohalla clinics will be opened in all areas of Delhi from next year. In the budget of Delhi, an allocation of 16,377 crores has been made for education, which is about a quarter of the total budget.

Besides this, the government is likely to share its plan to celebrate 75th Independence Day in 2022 through various programs, including installing of high mast tricolor like one at Connaught Place, across the city, they added