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Delhi Deputy CM accuses BJP of sabotaging 'Desh Ke Mentor' programme

Launched in October 2021, the programme aims to provide voluntary mentors to students from Class 9 to 12.

Assembly polls: February 14 historically been lucky for AAP, says Sisodia

Delhi Deputy CM and AAP leader Manish Sisodia claimed that the party will emerge victorious in the upcoming assembly elections

Delhi assembly: Dy-CM Sisodia introduces bill for Delhi Teachers University

he deputy chief minister said that there are talented teachers in the country but there is a shortage of training institutes

Delhi assembly: Sisodia introduces bill for Delhi Teachers University

The university will offer teacher education programmes such as BA-BEd and BSc-BEd to create a new generation of teachers

Delhi Teachers' Univ to be opened this year for 5,000 students: Sisodia

Sisodia on Saturday visited the under-construction campus of the upcoming Delhi Teachers' University at Bakkarwala village and informed that it will be opened this year for a total of 5,000 students

Textile industry plays major role in boosting India's economy: Sisodia

Sisodia made the comments at the GST Council meeting where Delhi government along with others opposed the decision to hike GST on textiles

Provide funds to Delhi municipal corporations as well: Sisodia to Centre

The Arvind Kejriwal government on Thursday demanded that the Centre allocate funds to Delhi municipal corporations also as it does in the case of the civic bodies in states. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia raised the demand at a pre-budget consultation called by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the Delhi government said in a statement. "The national capital is the face of the country, but today the municipal corporations in Delhi are facing acute shortage of funds and are not able to maintain the cleanliness and development in the capital. Therefore, funds should be provided to the municipal corporations of Delhi like (funds are provided to civic bodies) in other states," the statement quoted Sisodia as saying in the meeting. The Deputy chief minister noted that the 15th Finance Commission allocated grant-in-aid of Rs 4,36,361 crore for the local bodies for 2021-2026. "But the local bodies of NCT of Delhi were omitted from this on a technical ground that only states

Delhi govt supports traders' protest against GST hike: Sisodia

Several markets dealing with garment business remained shut in national capital on Thursday to oppose the central government's move to hike GST rates on textile

Delhi govt paid Rs 2,588 crore to MCD till December: Manish Sisodia

He also alleged that the BJP is busy making money through corruption in the MCDs

UP: AAP promises 1 mn jobs annually, Rs 5,000 monthly allowance to jobless

The announcement was made by AAP leader Manish Sisodia in presence of party Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh

With seed money, Delhi govt school students have a shot at entrepreneurship

As many as 24 teams to feature in TV show; top 100 teams to be part of expo to meet entrepreneurs

What is Delhi govt's Business Blasters programme? Sisodia explains

Delhi govt school students get own TV show, to pitch business ideas to potential investors

All govt depts on high alert in view of new Covid-19 variant: Sisodia

Sisodia said that government departments, especially health, have been instructed to again enhance infrastructure

Congress leader Mukesh Goel likely to join AAP on Saturday

Senior Congress leader Mukesh Goel is likely to join Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday."Senior Congress leader in Delhi, Mukesh Goel to join Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) tomorrow," sources told ANI.Goel is an MLA from Adarsh Nagar constituency from Delhi.Notably, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia is scheduled to address an important press conference on Saturday at 12:30 pm.Meanwhile, AAP's National Convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will visit Mohali in Chandigarh on Saturday, Sisodia had informed in a tweet.Kejriwal during his last visit to poll-bound Punjab had remarked that 25 Congress MLAs and two MPs were in touch with their party."Ahead of elections, every MLAs from all the parties switch sides. Party-hopping is common everywhere. If there is completion over MLAs switching sides and joining rival parties, then I can assure there are a minimum of 25 MLAs and two MPs from the Congress party who are in touch with AAP. But we don't want their ...

AAP leader Manish Sisodia likely to address press conference in Delhi today

Sisodia is likely to address an important press conference on Saturday.

Sisodia invites Pargat Singh for public debate on education model

He also proposed a joint visit to 10 government schools each in Punjab and Delhi

Punjab: Manish Sisodia promises to end inspector raj if voted to power

Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia on Thursday assured traders here on Thursday that if his party comes to power in next year's Punjab Assembly polls, it will end the inspector raj. The delhi deputy chief minister said recovery raids on shops, offices and factories will be stopped forever. On the last day of his five-day Punjab tour, Sisodia interacted with businessmen and entrepreneurs in a programme, where a number of participants suggested their needs as well as their problems along with solutions. "The traders, businessmen and entrepreneurs of Punjab want to get rid of raids and recovery being done under the guise of inspector raj but neither the Akali-BJP government nor the government of Amarinder Singh and now Charanjit Singh Channi could give them relief from this," he said. Sisodia said the Aam Aadmi Party government had eliminated the inspector raj when it came to power in Delhi. "The rule of the last seven years in Delhi bears testimony to this claim," he ...

Will fulfill all promises if voted to power in Punjab: Manish Sisodia

AAP leader Manish Sisodia slammed political opponents for dubbing promises made by the party ahead of Punjab polls as "freebies"

Delhi needs to double its growth rate to reach Singapore levels by 2047

Assumes that Singapore's economy grows at a constant rate of 1.8% or lower, Delhi would need to nearly double its growth rate for per capita income to 9.1% to reach Singapore's level by 2047

Inflation rate in Delhi lowest among metro cities: Manish Sisodia

The rate of inflation in Delhi was lowest among the five metro cities in 2020-21, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Friday. The Kejriwal government kept prices under control in Delhi even during COVID-19, he claimed. Delhi is more affordable to live as compared to other cities and food prices in the city are the "lowest" in the country, he said. Releasing the annual price index report prepared by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Sisodia said the average annual inflation growth rate based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) in 2020-21 was only 3 per cent in Delhi as compared to 5 per cent nationally. The Kejriwal government "efficiently managed" to keep inflation under control in Delhi even during COVID-19 and that was lowest rate of inflation among the five metro cities, Sisodia, who is also the Finance Minister of Delhi, said. "In 2020-21, the increase in inflation in Delhi was 3.0 per cent while Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai and Bengaluru registered 4.6 per cent, 4.4