According to the Delhi Economic Survey 2022–23, 93% of homes have access to piped water supply, and 96% of unlicensed colonies in this area have regular water supply.
According to the report, which Finance Minister Kailash Gahlot presented to the Delhi assembly on Monday, since January 2014, approximately 21.39 lakh consumers have profited from free water up to 20 kiloliters.
“In a remarkable achievement, GNCTD (the Delhi government) has been able to provide regular water supply to unserved and underserved areas and has covered unauthorised colonies, which is about 96 percent of total unauthorised colonies in Delhi, and efforts have been made to cover remaining unauthorised colonies,” the survey noted.
“The Delhi government ensured free lifeline water up to 20 kilos to every household with a metered water connection, and around 21.39 lakh consumers have been benefited under this scheme since its inception,” the Delhi Economic Survey (DES) said.
According to the survey, the priority areas of the Arvind Kejriwal government in the water and sanitation sector are augmenting water supply from sources outside Delhi, such as Renuka Dam in Himachal Pradesh and Kishau Dam and Lakhwar-Vyasi Dam in Uttarakhand, getting underground water from the Yamuna floodplains by way of recharge ponds, and augmenting internal sources, including through recycling of water, water harvesting, plugging leakages, reducing non-revenue water through proper water accounting, and the installation of bulk meters.
518 mohalla facilities opened during nine months
NEW DELHI: Against the target of 1,000 Aam Aadmi Mohalla Clinics (AAMCs), 518 have become operational during the nine-month period ending 31 December, 2022, according to the Delhi government’s outcome budget presented in the assembly on Monday. A total of 1.5 crores patients were treated at these clinics, it stated. Mohalla clinics are one of the flagship initiatives of the Arvind Kejriwal government to boost the primary healthcare system in Delhi. On average, each AAMC handles 98 patient visits a day, and together they see approximately 51,000 patients a day, according to the outcome budget presented by Delhi Finance Minister Kailash Gahlot in the assembly.
“Against the target of 1,000 Aam Aadmi Mohalla Clinics, 518 Aam Aadmi Mohalla Clinics have become operational during the nine-month period ending 31 December , 2022, treating a total of 1.5 crore patients,” it said.
Highest budget allocation in Education
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has the highest budgetary allocation for the education sector among all states, with 20.5 percent of the budget estimates earmarked for the department, according to the Economic Survey of Delhi 2022–23.
The survey report that was presented in the Assembly on Monday also mentioned that the Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University increased its intake capacity to 7,933 (during 2022-23) as compared to 6,258 during 2021–22. It further mentioned that the government schools recorded a pass percentage of 98 percent in class 12 and 97 percent in class 10 during the academic session 2021–22. The survey also said that 32,406 students got admission via a centrally organized online draw of lots for admission under the Economically Weaker Section and Disadvantaged Group (EWS and DG) category for the academic session 2022–23.
0nly 28% effluent sample from yamuna river meets standards
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government stated in its 2022-23 outcome budget on Monday that only 28% of effluent samples gathered from sewage treatment plants, the Yamuna River, and drains between March and December last year met the prescribed standards. It said that 78 percent of the 226 samples collected from common effluent treatment plants met the prescribed standards, and around 94 percent of the 112 samples collected from individual effluent treatment plants met the standards. Departments concerned resolved over 75 percent of the complaints (up to December 2022) of anti-pollution norm violations received through the Green Delhi mobile application. All 70 stack samples from industries, power plants, and hotels met the prescribed standards, the government said. It said that 10.78 lakh saplings had been planted in the forest area up to December, against the target of 9.84 lakh saplings during 2022–23. Three city forests have been developed and opened to the public, compared with the target of six, it added.
