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A surplus budget for NDMC

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Aims at improving civic infrastructure for the 2010 Games

NEW DELHI: Aimed at creating a better civic infrastructure for the upcoming Commonwealth Games-2010, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Thursday passed a surplus budget for 2007-08, focusing mainly on restoration and beautification of Lutyens' Delhi, besides taking steps for infrastructure development, maintenance and enhancement of green areas and strengthening the sanitation and solid waste management mechanism.

The budget, prepared keeping in mind the recently notified Master Plan for Delhi-2021, has neither proposed any new taxes nor sought to increase water or power charges. Envisaging an expenditure of Rs.1,163.23 crore against an expected receipt of Rs.1,164.55 crore, its emphasis is on early completion of ongoing projects besides proposing over a dozen new development projects.

The NDMC also plans to give scholarships to girls and physically challenged students, besides those belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

Addressing a press conference after the clearance of the budget by the Council members, outgoing NDMC Chairperson Sindhushree Khullar said over Rs.500 crore would be spent over the next three years on carrying out major re-development projects.

"A sum of Rs.61 crore has been sanctioned for the redevelopment of Connaught Place, while the concept plans for the makeover of the two venues for the Commonwealth Games -- Talkatora Indoor Stadium and Shivaji Stadium -- are being prepared," she added.

Other major projects include extensive street-scraping, building multi-level parking lots in various areas of Lutyens' Delhi, construction of foot over-bridges, re-development of markets and community centres, construction of an old age home and restoration of heritage properties and schools.

Ms. Khullar said the Council had earmarked Rs.460 crore for electricity supply, Rs.157 crore for roads and public works, Rs.135 crore for sanitation and health, Rs.114 crore for education, sports and social services and Rs.52 crore for water supply.

The NDMC would introduce English as a medium of instruction in nursery and Class I in all its schools from the new academic year.

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