New Delhi Apr 18 PTI To promote entrepreneurship among women the Delhi government on Monday entered into an agreement with the Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University to provide them state of the art training An memorandum of understanding was signed by the director of the Women and Child Development Department WCD and the Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University DSEU Registrar in the presence of WCD Minister Kailash Gahlot This MoU is helping to launch an era of women entrepreneurs through skilling and giving them a platform to innovate their own livelihood ideas Gahlot said He said that this journey is not just to empower women through providing them opportunities but also to educate them to empower themselves and generations to come I am hopeful for impressive outcomes that will result from this partnership The Delhi government is highly focused on creating employment which was heavily reflected in our Rozgar Budget this year too Gahlot said According to the WCD department 120 anganwadi hub centres will act as training-cum-business incubation centres for women entrepreneurs and for women micro-entrepreneurship programmes One hundred women micro-entrepreneurial ventures will be supported under the programme and the capacity building of more than 2500 women at anganwadis will be trained to move up the economic ladder Anchored in the departments Samriddhi Project the MoU aims to undertake the Women Entrepreneurship Development Program to train existing and new women entrepreneurs in Delhi for establishing their own enterprise using the platform of DWCDs Saheli Samanvay Kendra SSK Anganwadi Hubs The SSK is an intervention developed during the period of the COVID-19 pandemic for facilitating collective action to address socio-economic needs of women girls and children through more effective utilization of anganwadis Principal Secretary WCD Pro Vice Chancellor DSEU and other senior officials from WCD and DSEU were present during the signing of the MoU PTI ABU ABU ANB ANB

New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will hold a meeting on Friday to review the progress of the 'Rozgar Budget', informed the Delhi government.

New Delhi Mar 26 PTI The Delhi government has earmarked Rs 1300 crore for development and construction works in unauthorised colonies during 2022-23 fiscal with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia saying all such localities will have sewer lines by 2022 endSisodia who also holds the finance portfolio presented the Delhi governments Rozgar Budget in the Assembly on Saturday and set aside Rs 5766 crore for the housing and urban development sector which is 76 per cent of the total budget of Rs 75800 croreThe budgetary allocation for the housing and urban development sector in 2022-23 saw an increase of around 8 per cent from the previous year In 2021-22 the budgetary allocation for this sector was Rs 5328 croreSisodia said works of installing CCTV cameras street lights and construction of roads sewers parks among others have been completed on priority in unauthorised colonies of the cityHe said the Aam Aadmi Party AAP government has always given importance to infrastructure development in unauthorised colonies and slums of DelhiBefore the AAP came into power this work was being done on a very small scale in only 895 unauthorized colonies he saidSince 2015 these facilities are being provided at a rapid pace in each unauthorized colony To date construction work in 1414 out of 1797 unauthorized colonies has either been completed or is in progressThe work of providing 100 per cent sewer in unauthorized colonies of Delhi will be completed by the end of this year Sisodia said in his budget speech PTI AKM AKM NSD NSD

New Delhi Mar 26 PTI Aiming to strengthen the night-time economy and promote the food and beverages industry the Arvind Kejriwal government on Saturday said it will provide land for cloud kitchens redevelop major food hubs and bring in a food truck policy in the national capital Presenting the Budget for the financial year 2022-23 Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said the government is preparing a policy to allow food trucks to operate at designated places in the city from 8 pm to 2 am This will strengthen the night economy of Delhi and new employment opportunities will be created Sisodia said He said cloud kitchens in Delhi are emerging as a strong part of the restaurant industry and are growing at a rate of more than 20 per cent every year At present there are more than 20000 cloud kitchens in Delhi which provide direct employment to around two lakh people and indirect employment to 50000 people the deputy CM said during his budget speech A cloud kitchen is a restaurant with no physical storefront or simply a delivery-only restaurant In such a set-up people operate in a commercial centralised kitchen where they partner up with third-party delivery service apps such as Swiggy and Zomato to distribute their food to the public Cloud kitchens are one of the sectors that support the night-time economy With a huge potential for revenue generation this sector creates a large number of both direct and indirect job opportunities he said Considering the immense potential for growth and in order to maximize the potential of this industry it is planned to provide land to cloud kitchens with plug and play facilities and ease the number of licenses and regulations in the Budget 2022-23 This industry also has the potential to create 42000 new job opportunities within the next 5 years Sisodia noted He said that new policies to promote traders and employees of the food and beverages industry in Delhi will create more than 60000 jobs in the next five years Major food hubs of Delhi will be identified redeveloped and promoted as a social and cultural heritage of Delhi the deputy CM said The Delhi government is also looking to invest in the retail and food and beverage sectors which are growing at a rate of 25 per cent and have the potential to generate high-income jobs he said A Grade A retail and food hub facility will be developed in Delhi so that the premium shopping experience of world class brands and retail facilities for which people visit NCR can be availed in the capital itself These hubs will be developed using the land available at bus depots and terminals as these are major places that are easy to access and areas with a large number of consumers in Delhi Sisodia said With an aim of creating 20 lakh new jobs in the next five years Sisodia presented a Rs 75800-crore Rozgar Budget for the financial year 2022-23 which focuses on setting up an electronic city and promoting night economy retail and wholesale markets in the national capital The government has identified seven priority sectors for job creation -- food and beverages logistics and supply chain travel and tourism entertainment construction real estate and green energy PTI GVS SMN SMN

New Delhi Mar 26 PTI Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia presented a Rozgar Budget in the Assembly on Saturday with an outlay of Rs 75800 crore for the financial year 2022-23 focussing on creating 20 lakh jobs in five years by setting up an electronic city and promoting night economy retail and wholesale markets in the national capitalThe budget size for the next financial year is 986 per cent higher than that of the previous year -- Rs 69000 crore -- Sisodia said adding that Delhis economy is recovering gradually from the impact of COVID-19The Rozgar Budget will take the economy of Delhi on the path of progress and generate lakhs of employment opportunities he assertedChief Minister Arvind Kejriwal lauded his deputy for presenting a budget that has taken care of every section of the societyMany congratulations to Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Manish Sisodia for presenting the Rozgar Budget for Delhi This budget will create employment on a large scale for youngsters Every section of Delhi has been taken care of in this budget he said in a tweet in Hindi In the 2022-23 budget the heath sector has been allotted Rs 9669 crore while the Aam Aadmi Party AAP government has set aside Rs 16278 crore for educationPresenting the budget for the eighth consecutive year Sisodia who also holds the finance portfolio said the city government will spend Rs 4500 crore in the next five years to generate 20 lakh jobs and Rs 800 crore will be set aside in the 2022-23 budget for the purposeUnder its Rozgar Budget the Kejriwal government will organise shopping festivals to promote retail and wholesale markets in the city seeking to make these places attractive for tourists and create jobs to boost the economy An amount of Rs 250 crore has been allocated for this in the 2022-23 budgetOther states have learnt a lot from the Kejriwal model of governance when it comes to improving government schools and creating jobs I am sure that with this Rozgar Budget Delhiites will be benefittedIn the next one or two years state governments will also learn from this Rozgar Budget on how both government and private sectors can provide opportunities for people Sisodia said during his budget speechHe said an artificial intelligence-based website and a mobile application -- Rozgar Bazaar 20 -- will be launched with an aim to provide at least one lakh jobs every year to the youngsters of Delhi especially womenAn electronic city will be set up at Baprola to create 80000 jobs by attracting big IT companies Sisodia said adding that a food truck policy will also be introduced under which local delicacies will be promotedThese food trucks will be allowed on streets from 8 pm to 2 am a move that is aimed at promoting night economy in the national capitalThe deputy chief minister said smart urban farming will be promoted and turned into a mass movement in association with the Pusa Institute adding that 25000 new jobs are expected to be createdThe Delhi government will conduct an employment audit of the budget allocations for its departments and agenciesTalking about the budget allocation for the health sector Sisodia said an amount of Rs 1900 crore has been proposed to upgrade the state-run hospitals An amount of Rs 475 crore has been set aside for Mohalla Clinics and polyclinics in the 2022-23 budgetWe have dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic but all of us are aware of the severe damage it has caused to the social and economic progress of the country Delhi is no exception to this he saidThe deputy chief minister said drinking water availability has increased by 10 per cent adding that the Yamuna river will be completely cleaned in the next two years PTI VITGVSAKM BUN RC

New Delhi Mar 26 PTI Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said his governments Rozgar Budget will generate employment for the youth on a large scaleHe said that the budget has taken care of every section of DelhiMany congratulations to Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Manish Sisodia for presenting the Rozgar Budget for Delhi This budget will create employment on a large scale for the youth Every section of Delhi has been taken care of in this budget Kejriwal said in a tweet in HindiPresenting the budget for the eight consecutive year Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia who also holds the finance portfolio said the government will spend Rs 4500 crore in the next five years to generate 20 lakh jobs in the citySisodia on Saturday presented a Rs 75800-crore budget in the Assembly for the financial year 2022-23 It is 986 per cent higher than last yearThe budget size for the financial year 2021-22 was Rs 69000 crore PTI SLB IJT