Assembly Budget session to be held from March 23 to 25
The Budget Session of the Delhi Legislative Assembly will be held from March 23 to March 25. The decision was taken during a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta at the Delhi Secretariat on Monday. According to the Cabinet’s decision, the Economic Survey report will be tabled in the House on March 23. The following day, March 24, the Delhi government will present its budget.
Earlier, highly placed sources had claimed that the Delhi Government is examining the idea of introducing a Green Budget, aimed at striking a better balance between economic growth and environmental sustainability in the national capital.
According to Government sources, the primary objective of a Green Budget is to ensure that a significant portion of government spending and development programmes is directed towards environmental priorities. These include pollution control, clean energy, water conservation, biodiversity protection and broader sustainable development initiatives. Such a budgeting framework would also make it easier to track how much the government is investing in environmentally focused programmes and what impact those investments are generating.
Sources say the concept of a Green Budget goes beyond environmental protection alone. It can also open up new avenues for economic growth. Increased investment in sectors such as clean energy, green mobility, waste management, water conservation and green infrastructure can encourage technological innovation while also generating new employment opportunities. In this way, a Green Budget has the potential to advance both environmental sustainability and economic progress at the same time.
