India, Feb. 12 -- As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Delhi government completes its first year in office on February 20, chief minister Rekha Gupta speaks to Snehil Sinha and Saloni Bhatia about her government's key achievements, the challenges she faced in her first year, the recent tragic death in Janakpuri, and efforts to tackle air pollution and clean the Yamuna. Edited excerpts:

The Delhi government will complete a year on February 20. As you look back at the past year, what have been your biggest achievements?

I feel that in the last year we have taken several steps to improve the quality of life of Delhi's residents. I will not claim that we achieved everything, but implementing the Ayushman Bharat Yojana and the Vay Vandana...