The Third Kejriwal cabinet is the

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headed by

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Arvind Kejriwal Arvind Kejriwal (Hindi: �ɾʋin̪d̪ ked͡ʒɾiːʋaːl born 16 August 1968) is an Indian politician, former bureaucrat, and activist who is the 7th and current Chief Minister of Delhi since February 2015. Currently, he is the national co ...

. It was formed after the results of the

2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections were held in Delhi on 8 February 2020 to elect 70 members of the Delhi Legislative Assembly. Voters turnout was recorded at 62.82%, a decline of 4.65% from the previous assembly election in Delhi but 2.2% more th ...

were declared.

History

In August 2022 a floor majority test was conducted in the Delhi Assembly by the Delhi Chief Minister, to prove that the AAP government enjoyed the majority and BJP's Operation Lotus had failed to poach AAP MLAs.

Council of Ministers

By ministry

By year

* 2020 : On 16 February, CM Arvind Kejriwal announced the first appointment of ministers to the departments of Delhi state government. * 2022 : On 8 October, Rajendra Pal Gautam announced his resignation from the #Council of Ministers of Delhi state government. AAP has not responded formally to the resignation.

Former Members

Budget

On 26 March 2022, a budget of ₹75,800 crore rupees was presented in the Delhi Assembly by the Finance minister Manish Sisodia. AAP leaders expected that the budget would create employment for 20 lakh people in Delhi, in the upcoming five years.

Major work

Mohalla Clinic

Aam Aadmi Mohalla Clinics (AAMC) were opened in every neighborhood for providing free medical care. The scheme has received international acclaim.

Jai Bheem Mukhyamantri Pratiba Vikas Yojana

As minister Rajendra Pal Gautam held the charge of social welfare department in the Kejriwal ministry. Under his charge Jai Bheem Mukhyamantri Pratiba Vikas Yojana was started. ''

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'' noted it as one of Arvind Kejriwal government's most ambitious programmes. In this program, free coaching is provided to children from the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to prepare them for IIT JEE, NEET and other competitive exams. When the program started about 4,900 students enrolled for the free coaching classes. in 2022, around 15,000 are enrolled in various courses under this scheme.

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