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Delhi Chief Minister Distributes 200 Bicycles to Class 9 Girls as Procurement Row Escalates

The scheme aims to ease school travel for roughly 1.3–1.4 lakh girls, prompting scrutiny after opposition allegations about the price paid per bicycle.

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta distributes bicycles to 200 Class 9 girl students of govt schools
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta greets girl students as they leave with their bicycles after she flags off the distribution of free bicycles to students enrolled in Delhi government schools under the Vidya Vahini Yojana at the Delhi Legislative Assembly in New Delhi, India on Monday.
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Overview

  • Chief Minister Rekha Gupta handed out 200 bicycles at the Delhi Assembly on Monday as part of the Vidya Vahini Yojana, a program the government says will reach about 1.3–1.4 lakh Class 9 girls this year.
  • The government and its CMO have framed the scheme as a step to reduce transport barriers, improve attendance, and promote self-reliance among girl students.
  • Opposition AAP MLAs rode bicycles to the Assembly in protest and AAP Delhi chief Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged the party bought bikes for about ₹4,200 each while the government’s tender shows a purchase price of ₹6,957 per unit for roughly 1.30 lakh bicycles.
  • BJP leaders staged counter-protests accusing AAP of obstructing the separate Lakshmi/Lakhpati Yojana, which the BJP says would give women Rs 2,500, and reported women gathered outside AAP offices to voice complaints.
  • The dispute could push calls for procurement transparency and audits and will shape public debate over the program’s rollout and the delivery of other women’s welfare measures in Delhi.