AAP govt to involve people in budget making exercise

Delhi CM Kejriwal said the initiative will be launched on a pilot basis in 5-10 assembly constituencies

In a novel initiative, the AAP government has decided to involve common people in making Delhi's budget for 2015-16 so that financial allocation can be made based on requirement of various areas.

Speaking at the Delhi Assembly, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said after taking people's opinion on the budget, detailed discussions will be held in the House where legislators will make the final decisions.

He said the initiative will be launched on a pilot basis in 5-10 assembly constituencies.

"We have decided to ask the people how their budget should be instead of allocating money to various departments. We will chose 5-10 assembly constituencies for the initiative. Their feedback will then be discussed in the House," the Chief Minister said.

Kejriwal said people should have a say on how the funds are spent in their areas and the initiative was an effort to involve the citizens in governance.

"Budget will be made based on need of the people. We will start the initiative on a pilot basis," he said.