Budget 20-21 is disappointing in Education Sector and has deceived Delhi Citizens, says Manish Sisodia

New Delhi (01/02/2020): Union Budget is a vision document of any government and spells out its economic agenda for the next financial year.

AAP Leader Manish Sisodia today, at a conference stated, “This year there was great anticipation around the Union Budget and people of Delhi had high hopes from the Central government that justice would finally be done to them, particularly when the elections to the State Assembly are merely a week away.”

“However, this budget has deceived the people of Delhi in a big way, it lacks any vision and is particularly disappointing in the critical Education sector,” he added.

“In this year’s Union Budget, the share in Central Taxes of Delhi has not been increased from ₹325 crore which is stagnant since 2001-02. Delhi deserves its legitimate share in Central Taxes to finance various developmental projects”, Sisodia commented.

Delhi government had requested the Centre a number of times to enhance the allocation to at least ₹ 7000 crore as share in Central Taxes as against ₹325 crore being released to Delhi. The Delhi Budget has increased from ₹ 8739 crore in the year 2001-02 to ₹ 60,000 crore in 2019-20, whereas the share in Central Taxes has remained frozen at ₹325 crore since 2001-02.