Arvind Kejriwal to attend C40 Summit in Denmark next month
NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will attend the C40 Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, next month and speak on his government’s experience in lowering pollution, including the Odd-Even scheme, and other issues, an official statement stated. According to the statement, invited as the leader of one of the world’s largest metropolises, the CM will […]
Delhi government will start providing free WiFi in the next 3-4 months: Arvind Kejriwal
NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced that his government will start providing free WiFi to the people in next three to four months. He said people will also get 15GB data every month. The Delhi chief minister said that the Cabinet on Thursday approved the free WiFi proposal under which 11,000 hotspots […]
No need to pay bills if consuming up to 200 units of electricity: Arvind Kejriwal
NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced that consumers consuming up to 200 units of electricity won’t need to pay their power bills. Making the announcement, Kejriwal said the Delhi government will give full subsidy to those consuming up to 200 units of electricity. Those consuming 201 to 401 units of electricity […]
Delhi government built 23 flyovers in 4.5 years
NEW DELHI:Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday inaugurated the 2.85 km signal-free new RTR Flyover, and said a few more such projects will come up in the national capital before the end of his government’s tenure. The elevated corridor of Rao Tula Ram Flyover, built at a cost of Rs 205 crore on the Outer […]
Delhi to give ownership rights to 7,200 families allotted land under 20-point programme
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has decided to grant ownership rights to around 7,200 families that got agricultural land in the mid-70s under a programme for landless people. Under the “20-point programme”, launched during former prime minister Indira Gandhi’s tenure in 1975-76, around 12,500 landless families in Delhi got land for cultivation, […]
Delhi government presents Rs 60,000 crore budget for 2019-20
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government on Tuesday presented a Rs 60,000 crore budget for 2019-20 in the Assembly and said it is “two times more” than the one presented in 2014-15. Presenting the budget, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said the budget has been dedicated to soldiers martyred in the Pulwama attack. The […]
Delhi launches doorstep delivery of public services
NEW DELHI: Calling it a “historic step” and “revolutionary change”, the Delhi government on Monday launched the doorstep delivery of 40 public services for the people living in the national capital. Launching the scheme at the Delhi Secretariat, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said people will now not have to waste their time standing in queues […]