<h1>Delhi Government Limits April Spending to 5% of Budget, Exempts Essential Expenditures Like Salaries and Utilities</h1> Delhi government's Finance department has limited April spending to 5% of the 2025-26 budget for better cash management and resource allocation. The order exempts expenditures on salaries, allowances, wages, outsourced staff, security, sanitation, utilities, and maintenance. Opposition Leader Atishi criticized the cap, claiming the Rs 1 lakh crore budget is unrealistic since the restriction would allow spending only Rs 60,000 crore annually at this rate. She alleged the budget is merely a 'gimmick' with no real funding behind it. Officials defended the measure as standard practice for efficient financial management.