Kejriwal on Budget: Delhi got only Rs 325 cr despite paying more than Rs 1.75 lakh cr income tax

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday that despite paying more than Rs 1.75 lakh crore in income tax the previous year the city received only Rs 325 crore in the Union Budget 2023–24. He claimed that the budget had provided no relief from the twin issues of inflation and unemployment, accusing the Centre of treating the national capital like a stepmother.

"Step-motherly treatment again with the people of Delhi. The people of Delhi paid more than Rs 1.75 lakh crore income tax last year. Out of that only Rs 325 crore was given for the development of Delhi. This is a gross injustice to the people of Delhi," Kejriwal said in a series of tweets.

"There is no relief from inflation in this budget. On the contrary, this budget will increase inflation. There is no concrete plan to remove unemployment. Unfortunate to reduce education budget from 2.64 per cent to 2.5 per cent. Reducing health budget from 2.2 per cent to 1.98 per cent is harmful," he said.


Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for 2023-24 in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.