Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta presented the State budget on Tuesday (March 24, 2026) in the Delhi Assembly, announcing 10 focus areas and an outlay of ₹1.03 lakh crore.

Hours before Ms. Gupta’s scheduled budget presentation, the Delhi Legislative Assembly received a bomb threat, police said. Police said nothing suspicious has been found so far after the assembly premises were checked, while adding that searches are still underway.

The opposition AAP MLAs boycotted the first day of the Delhi Assembly’s Budget Session on Monday, staging a protest with an ‘arthi’ (bier), alleging “murder” of democracy by the ruling BJP.

CM Rekha Gupta announces ₹260 crore allocated for a free LPG cylinder each on Holi and Diwali. The Delhi Chief Minister concluded her budget speech, lasting nearly two hours (115 minutes).

The Chief MInister has set apart ₹300 crore for pollution control and emergency measures.“We will make a ‘Delhi Sadan’ in Delhi. It will be a guest house for guests from outside,” said Rekha Gupta.

“1,000 modern toilet blocks will be built in Delhi. It will be open 24×7,” said the CM.