Overview
- The BJP returned to power in Delhi after 27 years with first-time MLA Rekha Gupta as chief minister, reviving weekly Cabinet meetings and appointing a new chief secretary and police commissioner.
- The government launched Ayushman Bharat in the capital and opened Atal Canteens serving Rs 5 meals, while 238 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs became operational and hospital projects and diagnostics were advanced.
- The Rs 2,500-per-month Mahila Samriddhi Yojana has not begun disbursing benefits, though Rs 5,100 crore was allocated and the rollout is being positioned for early 2026.
- A Rs 1 lakh crore budget backed road and water upgrades, including Rs 800 crore from a central fund, a target to repair 500 km of roads by March 2026, a drainage master plan, and a 45-point Yamuna cleanup with projects exceeding Rs 1,800 crore.
- Severe winter air pollution persisted despite enforcement measures, and after the November 10 Red Fort car bombing that killed 11, investigators said a broader serial-blast plot was uncovered and foiled.