Delhi govt committed to welfare of citizens, says Anil Baijal

NEW DELHI: Lieutenant-governor Anil Baijal on Friday listed the Aam Aadmi Party government’s achievements, including those in the education and health sectors, saying it was committed to the “welfare of citizens” of the national capital. Delivering his speech at the beginning of the Delhi Assembly’s Budget Session, Mr Baijal also spoke about the newly-approved doorstep delivery of public services. The per capita income of Delhi at current prices is likely to increase to `3,29,093 in 2017-18, while the same was `3,00,793 during 2016-17, he said in his 25-minute speech.

Mr Baijal said that for the development of human resources, the government’s focus is on strengthening and modernising the education sector. “Educational infrastructure has been strengthened by making about 6,400 additional classrooms functional in existing schools,” he said, adding, “CCTV cameras are already installed in most of the schools.

“It is proposed to strengthen CCTV surveillance system in all the schools, including classrooms, with the facility to parents to watch the feed from the schools,” Mr Baijal said while addressing the House for the second time.

The L-G said that mentor teachers are being trained at National Institute of Education, Singapore.

Providing better healthcare facilities to the citizens of Delhi is one of the prime objectives of the government, Mr Baijal said. “The government has taken several patient-centric initiatives,” the lieutenant-governor said.