The government has earmarked 21.44 per cent or Rs 22,236 crore of the Rs 1.03 lakh crore Delhi budget for green intiatives.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday presented the Delhi Budget 2026, branding it as a “Green Budget” to promote sustainable development.
The government has earmarked 21.44 per cent or Rs 22,236 crore of the Rs 1.03 lakh crore budget for green intiatives.
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CM Gupta said that environment is embedded in every policy, nature innevery scheme and concern for future generations in every decision.
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“This time, we have presented Delhi’s budget as a Green Budget. Environment is embedded in every policy, nature in every scheme, and concern for future generations in every decision. Therefore, we have allocated 21% of the entire budget for the Green Budget,” CM Gupta said in her budget speech.
दिल्ली के बजट को इस बार हमने ग्रीन बजट के रूप में प्रस्तुत किया है। हर नीति में पर्यावरण, हर योजना में प्रकृति और हर निर्णय में भविष्य की पीढ़ियों की चिंता समाहित है। इसलिए हमने पूरे बजट का 21% हिस्सा ग्रीन बजट के लिए आवंटित किया है।#GreenBudgetforDelhi pic.twitter.com/d0s2u1nHCQ
— Rekha Gupta (@gupta_rekha) March 24, 2026
Rs 822 crore have been allocated for the environment sector. The fund will be spend on pollution control measures such anti-smoke guns and sprinklers.
Several other measures include waste-to-energy products, development of urban forests and green spaces and Carbon Credit Monetisation Scheme.
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