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Delhi’s inflation rate at 2.81%, below national rate of 5.65% in 2023: AAP minister Atishi Marlena
- Delhi budget news: Delhi recorded an inflation rate of 2.81% in January-December 2023, while the national inflation rate stood at 5.65% during the same period.
Delhi Finance Minister and senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi Marlena on March 1 said the inflation rate of Delhi was at 2.81 per cent in January-December 2023 which was below the national inflation rate of 5.65 per cent in the same period.
The minister further stated that Delhi's revenue surplus rose to ₹14,457 crore in 2022-2023 from ₹3,270 crore in 2021-2022, adding that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government is the only surplus state government in the country.
The state finance minister also added that the AAP-led Delhi government will present its budget for 2024-25 in the state assembly on Monday, March 4.
According to the minister, Delhi's gross state domestic product at current prices is likely to be ₹11,07,746 crore in 2023-24, up 9.17 per cent year on year.
The per capita income of the national capital rose 22 per cent in two years from ₹3,76,217 in 2021-2022 to ₹4,61,910 in 2023-2024.
Meanwhile, the budget session of the Delhi assembly began on February 15 and was expected to run until February 21. However, the session was extended, with Atishi citing a delay in budget finalisation.
In 2023, when former finance minister Manish Sisodia was arrested in the Delhi excise policy case, the Delhi budget was presented by Kailash Gahlot, a minister in Kejriwal’s cabinet. The ₹78,800 crore budget had a provision of ₹21,000 crore for infrastructure in the national capital.
As per reports, this year, the AAP government in Delhi is expected to table a ₹80,000 crore budget for its citizens. Sources also said the focus this year is expected to be mainly on education, health, power, and roads, among other sectors.
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Business NewsNewsDelhi’s inflation rate at 2.81%, below national rate of 5.65% in 2023: AAP minister Atishi Marlena
First Published:1 Mar 2024, 01:04 PM IST
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