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Delhi Fast-Tracks Infrastructure With ₹821 Crore SASCI Loan and ₹1,400 Crore Development Fund

The measures underpin Chief Minister Rekha Gupta’s governance push by overhauling funding protocols, standardizing construction rates, enforcing advance slum rehabilitation

Rekha Gupta laid out an expansive vision for transforming the face of Delhi during a seminar on sustainable development in the NCT titled Growth Bhi, Green Bhi.
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The Delhi government had sought the financial assistance from the Centre through Public Financial Management System portal, seeking an aid amounting to ₹716 crore and ₹105 crore. (Sonu Mehta/HT Photo)
CM also announced that the Delhi government has implemented DSR 2023 for all construction works. (Vipin Kumar)

Overview

  • The Union government sanctioned ₹821.26 crore to Delhi under the SASCI scheme and released 66%—around ₹541 crore—for 33 priority capital projects.
  • Chief Minister Rekha Gupta launched a ₹1,400 crore Chief Minister’s Development Fund for 2025–26 to empower MLAs to fast-track local works.
  • MLA allocations have been rechanneled through the Municipal Corporation of Delhi with 50% of project costs disbursed upfront and the balance upon completion.
  • The Delhi government adopted the Delhi Schedule of Rates 2023 for all construction works to streamline cost estimates and attract larger contractors.
  • Gupta directed that no slum demolition proceed without providing alternative housing in advance and ordered renovation and allotment of about 50,000 vacant flats to eligible dwellers.