New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): Emphasizing that the national capital will witness even more progress in the coming days, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday praised the cooperation between the Centre and the Delhi government in building world-class infrastructure. She noted that the Central government is working “shoulder to shoulder” with her administration.
CM Gupta, along with Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, inaugurated an exhibition highlighting 11 years of the NDA government and 100 days of the current Delhi government.
Speaking to the media, CM Gupta said, “Today, I am very happy that the Central Government has completed 11 years and the Delhi Government has completed 100 days. The way the double-engine government has started working in Delhi is commendable. The Centre has always worked extensively for Delhi, but unfortunately, the previous government neither recognized their efforts nor gave them credit.”
“However, today, when we look at the progress, we have received significant support from the Centre in building world-class infrastructure in Delhi. Through roadways alone, we received support worth Rs 1.25 lakh crore. Similarly, major schemes like Ayushman Bharat, which were previously not implemented here, have now been supported by the Centre. We have opened Arogya Mandirs (health centers). In every project, the Centre is working shoulder to shoulder with Delhi,” she added.
Drawing a comparison with the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, Gupta said that the current administration is more organized and free from blame games.
“In Delhi, whatever targets we have taken up—be it air pollution, cleaning the Yamuna, tackling garbage mountains, or improving water and electricity—there will be more progress and better work done on all fronts,” she emphasized.
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri also spoke at the event, highlighting the role of the “triple-engine” government—at the Centre, in Delhi, and in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)—in accelerating development.
“I’ve seen Delhi evolve since just after partition, when the city’s population was around 11–12 lakh. After successive waves of migration, the population has now crossed over 2 crore. You can see the results of the triple-engine government we now have—at the Centre, in Delhi, and in the MCD. With PM Modi’s 11 years of governance and the support of local bodies, we have no excuses left. We must now deliver on the promises of development and ensure Delhi gets what it rightfully deserves. When PM Modi took charge in 2014, India’s GDP was $2 trillion. Today, it has reached $4 trillion,” he said.
Earlier on Sunday, Rekha Gupta expressed confidence that the Haryana government would continue extending full cooperation in the development of the national capital. Speaking to media persons in Haryana’s Karnal, CM Gupta said, “I believe that Delhi will keep getting full cooperation from the state of Haryana… Some forces are acting like an eclipse on the state of Punjab, which is why neither Punjab is able to develop nor maintain proper coordination with other states.”
Chief Minister Gupta chaired a high-level meeting on Saturday to strengthen the city’s real estate system and make it more transparent, efficient, and development-focused, according to an official statement. (ANI)
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