Delhi government released its revised budget estimates for FY 2025-26.
State Bureau, New Delhi. Delhi government has released its revised budget estimates for the financial year 2025-26. With a huge budget of Rs 1 lakh crore in the revised budget estimates presented in the winter session of the Assembly, the government has made it clear that its focus is on strengthening the infrastructure of the city and further improving the facilities provided to the common people. The Delhi government has increased the allocation in its revised budget from Rs 28,115 crore to Rs 30,248 crore in view of big projects like urban development, transport, education and cleaning of Yamuna.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, who holds the Finance Ministry in the Delhi government, presented supplementary demands for grants for the 2025-26 financial year in the Assembly. The House has passed it by voice vote. Gupta had presented her first budget for 2025-26 in March 2025, soon after taking oath as the Chief Minister of Delhi. According to the Revised Estimates (RE) for 2025-26, the total allocation under schemes, programs and projects declined to Rs 57,850 crore from Rs 59,300 crore in the Budgetary Estimates (BE). According to a Delhi government document, capital expenditure has increased from Rs 28,115 crore in 2025-26 to Rs 30,248 crore in the revised budget.
The revised allocation for the transport sector, including roads and bridges, has been increased from Rs 12,952 crore to Rs 16,024 crore, while the allocation for the education sector has been increased from Rs 19,291 crore to Rs 20,702 crore. With the revised increase in the education sector, its allocation has become 21 percent of the total budget of Rs 1 lakh crore. The revised estimates for the housing and urban development sector have also been increased from Rs 10,694 crore to Rs 11,754 crore. The government has revised estimates for priority projects in different sectors, including an increase of Rs 2,117 crore for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation from Rs 2,929.66 crore to Rs 5,046.66 crore.
Similarly, the fund for Delhi Municipal Corporation has been increased by Rs 1,031 crore for 2025-26 from Rs 10,397 crore to Rs 11,428 crore. The loan of Rs 2,500 crore for Delhi Jal Board has been increased to Rs 3,500 crore in the revised estimates, while that of Delhi Transport Corporation has increased by Rs 653 crore, from Rs 2,780 crore. It has increased to Rs 3,433 crore.
The head of strengthening roads was increased by Rs 500 crore to Rs 996 crore in the revised estimates, and the head for purchase of flats and land for universities was increased by Rs 862 crore, from Rs 500 crore to Rs 1,362 crore. The government has also changed the power subsidy given to discoms, from Rs 3,600 crore in 2025-26. Has been increased to Rs 4,000 crore. A provision of Rs 500 crore has been made in the Budget to settle the outstanding liabilities of previous years, which relate to the Eastern and Western Peripheral Expressways.
The state's share in the Yamuna Action Plan has increased by Rs 180 crore from Rs 100 crore to Rs 280 crore. To complete the long pending Barapula Phase-III elevated corridor, an additional outlay of Rs 100 crore was passed. The fund for development of unauthorized colonies has been revised from Rs 502 crore to Rs 630 crore in 2025-26. Apart from this, according to the Delhi government document, the government has revised Rs 370 crore to Rs 510 crore to settle the outstanding liabilities of previous years, which is related to reimbursement of tuition fees under the Right to Education Act.