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2mo ago

Delhi Raises Ministers’ Mobile Purchase Limits to ₹1.5 Lakh as Women’s Stipend Remains Unpaid

Opposition accuses the government of favouring luxury phone perks over a delayed ₹2,500 monthly allowance for women.

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Overview

  • The General Administration Department’s July 9 memo increases handset purchase ceilings to ₹1.5 lakh for the Chief Minister and ₹1.25 lakh for cabinet ministers.
  • Monthly mobile bill reimbursement caps have been raised to ₹7,000 for the CM and ₹6,000 for ministers and the Chief Secretary under the new policy.
  • The previous 2013 circular had limited CM handsets to around ₹50,000 and ministers’ to ₹45,000, leaving allowances outdated amid rising device costs.
  • AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj criticised the handset hike as misplaced priority while the promised ₹2,500 monthly stipend for women has yet to be disbursed.
  • Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor defended the update as essential for official work and pointed to similar allowances under the prior AAP administration.