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Govt mulls 'green budget' rollout
The Morning Standard
|March 11, 2026
Plan aims to balance economic growth with environmental protection and sustainability
AMID growing concerns over pollution, climate change and rapid urban expansion, the Delhi government is considering the introduction of a Green Budget to integrate environmental priorities into its development planning, sources said.
According to government sources, the primary objective of a Green Budget is to ensure that a substantial portion of government spending and development programmes is directed towards environmental priorities. These include pollution control, clean energy promotion, water conservation, biodiversity protection and broader sustainable development initiatives.
Sources said the framework would also help track public expenditure on environment-related schemes and measure their outcomes more effectively.
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