Archive · 2 Feb 2026
Delhi Warns Departments on Budget Spending
The Delhi Chief Secretary has warned all government departments to spend all the money given to them in the revised budget for the year 2025-26.
He said that if any department does not spend all the money, they will be in trouble.
The Chief Secretary had a meeting with senior officials and found that some important departments like Health, Public Works, and Transport are spending money too slowly.
He told them to spend faster and check the spending every week.
The government has increased the money for building roads, schools, and hospitals but has reduced the money for other schemes.
So far, only about 41% of the total budget has been spent, and less than 30% of the money for big projects has been used.
Meanwhile, the AAP and Congress have criticized the reduced budget allocation for Chandigarh, warning that it will impact civic services and infrastructure.
Delhi Chief Secretary Rajeev Verma warned departments to accelerate spending to meet 100% of revised budget estimates for 2025-26.
Key departments like Health, PWD, I&FC, and Transport are spending funds too slowly, according to a recent review.
Adverse action will be taken against departments that fail to meet the revised expenditure targets.
The revised budget increased capital outlay to Rs 30,248 crore but reduced allocations for schemes and revenue budget.
AAP and Congress criticized the reduced budget allocation for Chandigarh, warning of severe impacts on civic services and infrastructure.
- Who
- Delhi Chief Secretary Rajeev Verma, AAP, Congress
- What
- Directives to accelerate spending and ensure 100% utilization of revised budget estimates; criticism of budget cuts in Chandigarh
- When
- Recent meeting, 2025-26 financial year
- Where
- Delhi, Chandigarh
- Why
- To address the slow pace of expenditure by key departments and ensure full utilization of revised budget estimates; concerns over impact on civic services and infrastructure
AAP and Congress
Government
Budget Allocation
AAP and Congress
The reduced budget allocation for Chandigarh will severely impact civic services and infrastructure, leaving limited funds for development works and affecting spending on roads, sanitation, and drainage.
Government
The revised budget increased capital outlay to Rs 30,248 crore to prioritize infrastructure projects, but reduced allocations for schemes and revenue budget.
- Total Budget Allocation (BE 2025-26)
- Rs 59,300 crore
- Revised Capital Outlay
- Rs 30,248 crore
- Revenue Budget (RE 2025-26)
- Rs 69,752 crore
- Expenditure in First Three Quarters
- Rs 24,651.63 crore (41.57%)
- Capital Expenditure Spent
- Rs 6,819.84 crore (29.63%)
- Departments Under Scrutiny
- Health, PWD, I&FC, Transport
- Monitoring Frequency
- Weekly
- Chandigarh Budget 2026-27
- Rs 5,720 crore
- Chandigarh Revised Expenditure 2025-26
- Rs 6,187 crore
- Chandigarh Original Allocation 2025-26
- Rs 6,983 crore
