India, March 25 -- The Delhi Government earmarked Rs 19,326 crore for the education sector in 2026-27, the lion's share of its Budget, with Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announcing a Sainik School in the capital and free bicycles for 1.30 lakh Class IX girl students.

Tabling the Budget, the chief minister said the government will introduce a "Private Play Schools Policy" to regulate the play school under a framework and a common library infrastructure, along with a digital library system to ensure equal access to knowledge resources for students, she added.

The chief minister said around 1,30,000 girl students studying in Class IX will be provided free bicycles to make it easier for them to reach school, with an allocation of Rs 90 crore f...