Delhi Budget 2026–27: 3 cheers for education, health and transport sectors
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has prioritised education, health, and transport in its Rs 62,550-crore Budget Estimates for 2026–27, with multiple key allocations and projects announced.
Education (Rs 19,326 crore in 2026–27; Rs 19,291 crore in 2025–26)
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Education (Rs 19,326 crore in 2026–27; Rs 19,291 crore in 2025–26)
- Rs 200 crore for new school buildings; Rs 275 crore for expansion
- Rs 150 crore for 8,777 smart classrooms
- Rs 90 crore for free bicycles to Class IX girls
- Rs 50 crore for sports infrastructure
- Rs 10 crore for AI use in assessments and learning
- Rs 5 crore for medical rooms in govt schools
- New Sainik School announced
- Rs 515 crore for new hospitals (Madipur, Siraspur, Jwalapuri)
- Rs 150 crore for 7 new ICU hospitals
- Rs 787 crore for diagnostic machines, medicines
- Rs 50 crore for medical college at IG Hospital, Dwarka
- Rs 202 crore for transgenders under PMJAY
- Upgrade of Rao Tula Ram, Ambedkar, Shastri hospitals
- Pending works at LNJP, Harishchandra hospitals to be completed
- 750 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs planned
- UG seats to rise from 595 to 820; PG from 553 to 762
- Digital blood bank, real-time ICU tracking system planned
- Rs 150 crore for Kalkaji–Modi Mill–Savitri Cinema corridor
- Rs 210 crore for Barapullah corridor (completion by June 2026)
- Rs 100 crore for 50,000 CCTV cameras
- Rs 1,392 crore to upgrade 750 km roads
- Rs 575 crore for corridors, flyovers
- Rs 10 crore for elevated Ring Road feasibility
- Rs 200 crore for Drainage Master Plan
- Rs 50 crore for 1 lakh smart LED streetlights
- Rs 10 crore for Mukarba Chowk underpass extension
- Transport: 19%
- Social security & welfare: 16%
- Water supply & sanitation: 14%
- Education: 13%
- Medical & public health: 11%
- Housing & urban development: 7%
- Energy: 6%
- Rural development & agriculture: 2%
- Others: 12%
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