India, April 1 -- In her first budget as Chief Minister and Finance Minister of Delhi, Rekha Gupta has taken bold steps to increase capital expenditure, signalling a shift towards infrastructure-led growth

In the Budget for the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi for the financial year (FY) 2025-26 presented on March 24, 2025, Rekha Gupta the Chief Minister (she also holds the finance portfolio) has done 'heavy lifting' by substantially boosting capital expenditure even while making some smart moves to lower the burden of its poll pledges. At the outset, let us take a look at FY 2024-25.

For the FY 2024-25, Atishi the then finance minister under the AAP Government had budgeted for total expenditure (TE) of Rs 76,000 crore includin...