India, July 9 -- The Delhi cabinet on Tuesday approved the integrated district project fund and district project fund schemes, allocating Rs.53 crore to support small but essential development works across the city's districts, officials said.

The funds are aimed at enabling timely completion of local infrastructure and welfare projects without bureaucratic delays.

Announcing the decision, chief minister Rekha Gupta said the initiative aligns with the government's good governance mantra of "perform, reform, and transform".

"The goal is to decentralise governance so that development projects can be completed quickly at every level. This will allow smaller works to be handled directly at the district level," Gupta said.

She added that t...