The Aam Aadmi Party government's first 100 days in power in Delhi have been a mixed bag.
While it brought about greater participation of the public and stakeholders in governance, the CM and his team have been more in the news for the frequent controversies they generated.
HITS
- Delhi Dialogues Commission set up to fulfil its 70-point election manifesto
- Anti-corruption measure: Revives 1031 anti-corruption helpline, receives 125,000 complaints; govt claims to have reduced corruption
- 50% subsidy in power bills for consumption of up to 400 units/month and 20,000 litres of free water per household per month, benefiting 1.8 mn families
- Popular sops: Services of contract staff not terminated; norms for e-rickshaw driver licences relaxed; Shramik Vikas Mission launched on May 1; auto-rickshaw fares to be revised from April 1 every year
- Delhi budget-making (FY16) opened to the public in 11 select constituencies
- VAT Act amended, bringing relief to traders in the national capital
- Govt distributes compensation of Rs 50,000 per hectare to farmers affected by unseasonal rain
- Govt to form its own education board, revamp education Act; to set up 45 new schools in a year
MISSES
- AAP's and Kejriwal's images take a beating, as founding members Prashant Bhushan, Yogendra Yadav and Anand Kumar expelled from party
- Govt at loggerheads with cash-strapped and BJP-controlled civic bodies; govt threatens to dissolve East Delhi corporation; civic amenities disrupted in several areas
- Farmer Gajendra Singh hangs himself at AAP's protest rally against the Centre's land Bill
- Govt rules out FDI in multi-brand retail
- Govt authorises initiation of defamation proceedings against media for publishing news damaging its reputation; Supreme Court stays it
- Govt at loggerheads with Lt-Governor Najeeb Jung. Initial clash over routing of files through L-G, subsequently over Delhi police postings and transfers of IAS officers under the Delhi government
- Union home ministry notification clips wings of Delhi's anti-corruption branch to probe offences by central govt officers
The Delhi government has called for a two-day emergency session of the Assembly from Tuesday to discuss the Centre's notification giving absolute powers to the Lt-Governor in the appointment of bureaucrats.
