The Delhi High Court emphasised on the need for it to closely monitor the menace of Dengue and Malaria, so that authorities could deal with them on a more permanent basis.
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Delhi HC pulls up govt over funds for MCD, refuses more time to disburse arrears of employees ANI | Updated: Apr 05, 2021 22:46 IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday questioned Arvind Kejriwal government for raising the issue of shortage of funds while there are full-page ads in newspapers and refused to provide more time for releasing of arrears of salaries and pension of serving and retired employees of all categories which expire today to North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NrMCD).
A bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rekha Palli on Monday also said non-availability of funds is no ground to not pay salaries and pension on time.
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A bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rekha Palli of the Delhi High Court lashed out at the Delhi government today while hearing a case against non-payment of salaries and pensions to employees and pensioners of the Municipal Corporations of Delhi. The bench said to the counsel for the Delhi Government, We don t live in ivory towers. There are full page ads everyday in newspapers with pictures of politicians. We have seen those and you would ve as well - spending money in these times on propaganda (while salaries are pending) is this not criminal?
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Heritage promotion, tourism circuit schemes in Delhi government budget
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Synopsis For the promotion of tourism, the government is introducing two new schemes titled the Delhi Heritage Promotion and Delhi Tourism Circuit . In order to brand Delhi as a tourist destination, a scheme had been proposed last year which could not be implemented due to the coronavirus pandemic. It is proposed for this scheme to be implemented this year, he said.
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The Delhi government has introduced a heritage promotion scheme in its annual budget tabled on Tuesday, seeking to brand the national capital as a tourist destination. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who also holds the finance portfolio, while presenting a Rs 69,000-crore budget for year 2021-22, said Rs 521 crore has been allocated in 2021-22 for the implementation of schemes, programmes and projects of the sectors of tourism, art and culture.