According to an official statement, the preparations for the G20 summit and associated activities that will take place in New Delhi in the upcoming months are expected to cost more than Rs 1,000 crore.The city administration and the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) announced on Monday that the cost of beautifying work and other preparations, in addition to updating the municipal infrastructure, will be Rs 1,084 crore. In the beginning of March, Delhi will serve as the location for the main G20 Summit conference and seven additional subsidiary activities.Earlier in February, Delhis Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia wrote to the center, asking for a grant of Rs 927 crore for special development projects related to the G20 summit. Nearly 26 Delhi government departments and agencies are working together to prepare for the G20 Summit.The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the Public Works Department (PWD), and the NDMC will be primarily involved with work on civic infrastructure improvement and beautification. According to a senior government official, the PWD, the MCD, and the NDMC are expected to spend, respectively, Rs 448 crore, Rs 249 crore, and Rs 78 crore on it.For the G20 summit, it has been planned to fix roads and pavements, beautify medians, pavements, and traffic islands on significant road lengths, work on lighting and horticulture, install LED lights, and provide electric buses for guests and foreign delegates. The municipal governments tourism department has planned a number of events and programmes with an anticipated budget of Rs 72 crore.G20 Summit in New DelhiThe 18th G20 Summit is going to be held in New Delhi on September 9 and 10, 2023. Beginning on December 1, 2022, India held the presidency until the summit in the third quarter of 2023. Following the Bali summit, there was a brief ceremony in which Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the gavel for the G20 presidency from Indonesian President Joko Widodo. Chief Guest at G20 SummitIndia has extended a special invitation to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend the G20 summit in New Delhi in 2023 as the summits president and host nation. Since 2014, there have been significant transformations in the relationship between India and the UAE. India and the UAE anticipate surpassing USD 88 billion in annual bilateral commerce. The UAE has overtaken the US and China as Indias third-largest commercial partner.Along with the UAE as guest countries, India has chosen to invite Bangladesh, Egypt, Mauritius, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Singapore and Spain.Countries that are part of G20The G20, often known as the Group of Twenty, is a platform for international cooperation among the worlds main industrialised and developing nations. Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, UK, USA, and the European Union are among these nations.Theme and Logo of 2023 G20“One Earth, One Family, One Future” is going to be the theme of the Indian G20 Presidency, sets the tone for the 2023 Infrastructure Agenda under the Indian G-20 Presidency.Below the G20 logo is “Bharat”, written in the Devanagari script. The theme of Indias G20 Presidency – “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” or “One Earth. One Family. One Future” – is drawn from the ancient Sanskrit text of the Maha Upanishad.
