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Delhi govt spends Rs 293cr on ads during Covid-19 at 10,665 cr estimated fiscal deficit for 2021-22

By IANS | Updated: February 26, 2022 02:05 IST

New Delhi, Feb 26 Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government has spent Rs 293 crore on advertisements through television channels, ...

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New Delhi, Feb 26 Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government has spent Rs 293 crore on advertisements through television channels, newspapers and radio during the Covid-hit financial year 2020-21. This is Rs 93.2 crore more than what it spent in 2019-20, reveals an RTI. The fiscal deficit for 2021-22 is estimated to be Rs 10,665 crore as per the Budget estimates for the year 2021-22.

In 2020-21, fiscal deficit has increased by 146 per cent from the budget to the revised stage. In 2020-21, revenue deficit is estimated to be Rs 3,770 crore at the revised stage as compared to a target of revenue surplus of Rs 7,239 crore at the budget stage

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