CM Rekha Gupta presents ₹103700 cr Delhi budget; focus on infra, health, edu

This is best seen in a 10-percentage point increase in the share of capital spending in the city state’s (technically a Union territory’s) budget under the current government.

If implemented well, not just in terms of money being spent, but money spent wisely, effectively and sustainably, this could be a much-needed policy turnaround for the declining fortunes and living standards of the national capital.

While some of the pivot towards capex is a political call, some of it could well be a result of better synergy between the Union government and the Delhi government which had completely broken down during the AAP government’s latter phase.