New Delhi, April 13: The Delhi government on Thursday released the first quarter of the budget funds to the colleges that are fully funded by them, Delhi Education Minister Atishi said. Addressing a press conference here, she said the Delhi government has always prioritised the education sector and has always allocated the highest amount of funds to it. Delhi Govt to Launch ‘Summer Action Plan’ to Curb Pollution.
“There are 12 such colleges that are fully funded by the Delhi government. We allocated Rs 400 crore for these colleges and the first quarter of the fund of Rs 100 crore has been released today.
“Our government has always prioritised the education sector and we have always allocated the highest amount of funds for the department during Assembly budgets,” Atishi said. AAP Granted National Party Status: We’re India’s Fastest-Growing Political Startup, Says Party MP Raghav Chadha (Watch Video).
According to the Delhi government, Rs 361 crore were allocated to these colleges during the Assembly budget in 2022-23, Rs 308 crore in 2021-22, Rs 265 crore in 2020-21, Rs 235 crore in 2019-20, and Rs 213 crore in 2018-19.
