Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister, demanded additional funding from Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday, accusing the federal government of giving Delhi an unfair deal when it comes to the distribution of central taxes.
"I want to draw your attention to the discrimination that the people of Delhi have been experiencing for the last 23 years," Kejriwal wrote in a letter to Sitharaman. The Delhi administration has often asked for its just portion of the central taxes, but no action has been taken in this regard.
Before the 16th Central Finance Commission was formed, the letter was sent.
".......Among other Indian states and union territories, the NCT of Delhi possesses a special ('sui generis') status. Although it broadly fits the definition of a Union Territory with a legislature, it functions similarly to other states in terms of finances. Since December 1, 1993, it has had a distinct Consolidated Fund, according to Kejriwal.
"Haryana received $10,378 crore and Punjab received $17,163 crore in the fiscal year 2022–2023, whereas Delhi only received 350 crore. The proportion that Delhi should have received if treated fairly was 7,378 crore, according to the chief minister.
The head of the Delhi BJP, Virendra Sachdeva, claimed that no money is being spent on capital development by the Delhi government. The federal government has invested 1.5 lakh crores in a variety of infrastructure projects in Delhi, which the people of Delhi are well aware of. The center funds the Delhi University, the Delhi Police, and major hospitals in addition to a number of infrastructure projects. I challenge Arvind Kejriwal to a public discussion on the Central Development Projects in Delhi and how they compare to the Kejriwal Government's Development of the Capital," stated Sachdeva.
According to experts, the Finance Commission bases its decision on a number of factors when determining the states' percentage of federal taxes. They claimed that since Delhi is a Union Territory, the national government manages a number of services, including the police, which is reflected in its portion of central taxation.
