Launch of Delhi@2047
Key Highlights
- CM Arvind Kejriwal launched Delhi@2047—a platform to foster partnerships with companies and philanthropic organisations to achieve the vision for Delhi by 2047.
- 'Delhi@2047' envisions building Delhi as the number one city in the world—a city that is equitable, modern, and sustainable.
- The Delhi@2047 initiative will be hosted by DDC Delhi.
- Delhi@2047 has been kickstarted with 3 focus projects to provide world-class sports infrastructure in Delhi Government schools; rejuvenate 1,000 water bodies of Delhi, and help 10th & 12th grade students access digital devices for education.
Hon’ble Chief Minister of Delhi Sh. Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated the Delhi@2047 platform on August 3, 2021. Delhi @2047 is a platform hosted by DDC Delhi to foster partnerships with the private sector/CSR initiatives and philanthropic organisations to achieve the vision for Delhi by 2047.
The platform was launched by the CM in the presence of Sh. Jasmine Shah, Vice Chairperson, DDC Delhi, Sh. Rajiv Bajaj, MD, Bajaj Auto, Sh. Banmali Agrawala President – Infrastructure, Defence & Aerospace and Global Corporate Affairs, Tata Sons Private Limited, Sh. Abhimanyu Munjal, CEO, Hero Finance Corp & Chairman-Northern Region, CII, and, Sh. Subhrakant Panda, MD, Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys Ltd, (IMFA) & Vice President, FICCI.
Launch of Delhi@2047
In its budget for 2021-22, Hon’ble CM Sh. Arvind Kejriwal had unveiled a bold vision for Delhi by 2047, the hundredth year of India’s independence, that is:
- EQUITABLE with the per capita income of Delhi being equal to Singapore and every person, rich or poor, having a high standard of living;
- MODERN with world-class infrastructure and public services. Delhi shall bid for hosting the 2048 Olympic games; and
- SUSTAINABLEin providing clean air and water to all its residents and resilient in fighting disasters. Delhi will transition to electric vehicles.
Achieving this ambitious vision is not possible by any single stakeholder and requires deep and sustained collaboration between the government, private sector and civil society. The Delhi@2047 platform invites the ideas, expertise, participation, and partnership of private sector/CSR initiatives and philanthropic organisations to collaborate with the Delhi Government for transforming into the city of our dreams.
The Delhi@2047 initiative has been kickstarted with 3 focus projects as follows:
- Khelo Dilli
Through this innovative project, the Delhi Government will try to build world-class playgrounds in all Delhi Government schools. Tomorrow’s Olympians are not going to come from just 1 or 2 national stadiums in the country; each and every government school can have world-class infrastructure.
- City of Lakes
The Delhi Government is working on a massive plan to rejuvenate more than 1,000 water bodies that traditionally existed in Delhi and recharge the groundwater tables.
- Bridging Digital Divide in Schools
We have seen the impact of COVID-19 on education, and government school students do not always have access to digital devices. Through this project, the Delhi Government will enable all standard 10th & 12th students who are entering their board exams to have access to digital devices.
People see India through Delhi. Delhi is a place that is a matter of pride for everyone. We have to develop Delhi as a global city. There are a lot of things we need to fix in Delhi. We have to prepare a roadmap for how Delhi will be in 2047 when the country will complete 100 years.
The purpose is not to delay our plans for Delhi till 2047. We had a vision in our budget this year from this point of view, so we can start working towards it. There is a range of problems for us to deal with. There are some problems that we can fix in a year or two but there are also some long-term solutions that will go on much longer. Our long-term goals include making Delhi’s per capita income at par with that of Singapore and bidding for Olympics 2048.
In the last 5 years we have shown that we can find solutions, one needs personal will as well as political will to make that happen. But we also need support from you, this is why the platform has been developed. We are not coming to you to write cheques, we need your ideas, we need your expertise, we need your participation and we need your partnership. We need to work on this together and make Delhi the city of our dreams, so when we look at our city in 2047 we can say we are proud of Delhi. We have to make a Delhi of which everyone can feel proud and where even the poorest of the poor lives with utmost respect and comfort.
In the last five years, the Delhi Government made significant efforts in some sectors. But there is a lot to be done, upon which we are working. We also need help with it, from the citizens as well as the corporations. The Delhi Government’s efforts have also remained toward transforming the very style of governance and making it solution-oriented.
Delhi saw an unprecedented scale of collaboration during the Covid-19 pandemic where all stakeholders came together. We now need to continue this spirit of collaboration even further. Through the Delhi@2047 platform, DDC Delhi will be able to seamlessly collaborate with organisations that are also invested in a better vision for Delhi.
On behalf of CII and its members, we would like to partner and participate in realising the Delhi Government’s vision of Delhi@2047. We firmly believe in the vision and the objective mapped out under this initiative.
Too often we get caught up with the issues of the day and don’t give enough attention to planning for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. This excellent initiative will help propel Delhi to become one of the most livable and best-governed cities in the world.
The way the Delhi Government has gone about the initiative instead of making it a jamboree but a focused event with discussion shows the seriousness of the government.
We all understand that sustainable CSR has the prerequisite of long-term visibility of the direction, and providing a 25-year-long roadmap gives us this kind of visibility. It will be our privilege to participate in this endeavour.
