Manish Sisodia stated that the Delhi government has devised schemes to provide jobs, food, and increased business opportunities to those who have lost their livelihoods as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic
Digital Desk: On Saturday, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia presented a Rs 75,800 crore budget to the Assembly for the fiscal year 2022-23. (March 26, 2022).
"Delhi's economy is recovering gradually from the impact of Covid-19. The budget allocation for 2022-23 is Rs 75,800 crore," Sisodia said in his budget speech.
“Today we are presenting 'Rozgaar Budget' which aims to accelerate economic welfare,” said Delhi Deputy CM.
Manish Sisodia stated that the Delhi government has devised schemes to provide jobs, food, and increased business opportunities to those who have lost their livelihoods as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Sisodia also stated that the new budget will result in the creation of 20 lakh new jobs over the next five years.
“Through 'Rozgaar budget' we aim to generate 20 lakh more jobs in the next five years,” said Manish Sisodia.
“We have a target of expanding the working population in Delhi by creating 20 lakh jobs in the retail sector, food & beverage, logistics, travel & tourism, real estate & green energy,” he added.
"In the last seven years, the government has provided employment in schools, colleges, university and government departments, Sisodia said. About 25000 teachers were deployed on ad-hoc basis and 10 lakh people got jobs in private sectors after Covid," he further said.
For the fiscal year 2021-22, the budget was Rs 69,000 crore. The budget for 2022-23 is 9.86% larger than the previous year. This is the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's eighth budget in a row.
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