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AAP government attacks union budget
The AAP government in Delhi Saturday criticised the union budget for
keeping stagnant the non-plan grant for the capital - an amount not
hiked for 14 long years.
The Delhi government also said there was
no mention of funds for water and power reforms in the city unlike the
current fiscal when the Narendra Modi government gave Rs.500 crore and
Rs.200 crore for the two sectors respectively.
"The non-plan
grant in lieu of share in central taxes and duties of the National
Capital Territory of Delhi has been proposed at Rs.325 crore for the
coming financial year," an official statement said.
"The logic for keeping Delhi's non-plan grant stagnant since the last 14 years has not been explained till date," it said.
However,
the Delhi government was allotted Rs.394.99 crore as central assistance
for 2015-16, up from Rs.325 crore in the current financial year -- an
increase of 21.54 percent.
"The central government has accepted
the report of the 14th Finance Commission and increased the total
devolution of central taxes to states from 32 to 42 percent," the
statement said.
"However, in the case of Delhi, there is no increase in share of central taxes.
"The
14th Finance Commission has made a provision of Rs.6,279 crore for the
coming financial year 2015-16 for a state like Haryana," it added.
The
Aam Aadmi Party stormed to power in Delhi this month, sweeping 67 of
the 70 seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party was left with just three seats.