India, March 25 -- Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta, who is also the finance minister, presented her first budget on Tuesday for 2025-26 with a total provision of Rs.1 lakh crore, an increase of around 31% than the previous year.

Calling it a "historic" budget for a "viksit Dilli" (developed Delhi), Gupta said that corruption and inefficiency in the government will be weeded out and they will make efforts to utilise all budget provisions, as well as the central aids and grants that it receives.

"This is not an ordinary budget. The new government which has come to power with a historic mandate is presenting its first budget. The budget is the first step towards making the city left in a bad shape by the previous government a developed ci...