New Delhi, May 28
The Delhi budget session for the fiscal year 2012-13 today began with the speech of the Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit, in the Delhi Legislative Assembly House.

The estimated budget of Delhi consists of plan outlay of Rs 15,000 crore, non-plan outlay Rs 18,268 crore and CSS Rs 168 crore.

The transport department has the highest allocation in the Delhi government's proposed budget estimates of Rs 33,436 crore while second highest allocation was given to urban development and housing sector. The tax collection has been estimated as Rs 26,150 crore, said Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit while delivering the budget speech.

The previous year, the size of the budget was Rs 27,067 crore with a plan outlay of Rs 13,600 crore and a non-plan expenditure of Rs 13,307 crore.

The Chief Minister, who also has finance portfolio, said that transport sector's annual allocation is Rs 3,372 crore (22% of the total budget estimates), urban development and housing Rs 2,234 crore (15%), medical and public health Rs 2,124 crore (14%), education Rs 1,901 crore (13%), water supply and sanitation Rs 1,800 crore (12%), social security and welfare Rs 1,737 crore (12%), energy Rs 860 crore (6%) and others Rs 860 crore (6%). She said that another Rs 631 crore has been earmarked for the development activities in unauthorised colonies. "If required, the amount will be suitably enhanced for development work in unauthorised colonies,'' Dikshit said.

She said that her government looks forward to Delhi emerging as a caring city where citizens proudly aspire to and secure a future for themselves and their children.

''The 12th plan period should see the city fulfiling the needs of the productive and creative citizenry. We shall be looking to the training, skill upgrading, and financing needs of the youth of Delhi...," Dikshit said.

"Dilli Annaashree Scheme" two lakh vulnerable households would be provided the food subsidy of Rs 600 per month. Delhi to be made kerosene-free city and the government to provide one time subsidy of Rs 2,000 to about 1.75 lakh households for obtaining an LPG connection and purchase of a gas stove. New hospitals are to be constructed at Burari, Ambedkar Nagar, Hastsal, Siraspur, Madipur, Sarita Vihar and Dwarka.

The government has decided to give financial assistance of Rs 1,000 per month to poor citizens suffering from HIV/IDS. Orphaned children infected with HIV/AIDS will be given Rs 2,050 per month.

New Delhi, May 28
The national capital registered a minor dip in the CBSE Class XII pass percentage this year, though the government schools managed to keep up their pass percentage in comparison to private schools.

Independent or private schools have recorded a 90 per cent pass percentage this time, while JNV schools have a 91.20 per cent pass percentage.

Kendriya Vidyalayas have a 95.53 per cent pass percentage while government schools registered an 87.70 per cent pass rate.

"Pratibha Schools, Delhi government, have registered 99.07 per cent passing percentage. An overall 78 government schools report 100% result as compared to 70 schools last year," Minister of state for Education Lovely said today.

Delhi's science stream topper Kshitij Jain from DPS RK Puram scored a 98 per cent. In commerce, Himanshi Khatri from St. Michaels School, Pusa Road, has topped Delhi with 97.6 per cent. Riya Sharma from Springdales International has secured the first spot in humanities stream.

Of the over 2.28 lakh students who appeared for the exams from the Delhi region, 85.40 per cent have passed, a dip from last year's pass percentage of 85.45.

Girls, however, secured a pass percentage of 90.06 from last year's 89.72. This year, a total of 1.09 lakh girls appeared for the exams and 98,185 of them passed. Of the total 1.19 lakh boys who appeared for the exams, 96,916 of them passed, taking their pass percentage to 81.14 - down from last year's 81.58 per cent.