Overview

• Chief Minister Rekha Gupta secured approval for ₹600 crore under the Special Assistance to States/UTs for Capital Investment scheme in a July 17 meeting with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
• The funds are structured as interest-free loans repayable over 50 years to support post-pandemic capital expenditure.
• The finance ministry has committed to releasing the ₹600 crore by the end of July once the proposal is approved.
• Delhi plans to direct the allocation toward traffic management, urban drainage improvement, green energy installations and waste management upgrades.
• Aligned state and central administrations have hailed the deal as a demonstration of cooperative federalism and streamlined funding since the BJP’s February victory.