People to have input on budget plans

The new government of the Indian capital will let the people decide its annual municipal budget by seeking opinions from the constituencies that voted the anti-graft Aam Aadmi Party to power last month, local media reported on Wednesday.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is president of the AAP, will begin a pilot project to get citizens' views for area-specific budget planning for the 2015-16 fiscal year, the Times of India said.

Up to 10 assembly constituencies will be selected next month for the "experiment plan" and feedback will be used to shape budget allocations, said the report.