Overview
- The government fulfilled early pledges by launching Ayushman Bharat in the capital and opening Atal Canteens offering Rs 5 meals to low-income workers and slum residents.
- The Mahila Samriddhi Yojana promising Rs 2,500 monthly assistance to women is not yet operational, with Rs 5,100 crore budgeted and rollout expected in 2026.
- Administrative changes featured restored weekly cabinet meetings, a new chief secretary and police commissioner, and reorganisation from 11 to 13 districts with plans for district-level service hubs.
- An infrastructure push included a Rs 1 lakh crore 2025–26 budget and Rs 800 crore under the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund, with a target to repair 500 km of roads by March 2026 and renewed Yamuna and project clearances.
- Severe winter air pollution persisted despite enforcement and an artificial rain trial, and a November 10 car bomb near the Red Fort killed 11 as the NIA investigated and said it disrupted a wider serial-blast plot.