new delhi a roadmap for economic progress and providing employment opportunities will be made based on suggestions received from the citys businessmen and youths this was stated by deputy cm and finance minister manish sisodia on thursday the aap government had last month sought the participation of the public in making of the budget for financial year 202223sisodia said delhis economy had slowed down due to demonetisation and the pandemic due to the prolonged lockdown businesses came to a standstill to bring the economy back on track suggestions were sought from delhiites for the upcoming budget because according to chief minister arvind kejriwal businessmen and industrialists had a better understanding of how to take the business and industrial sector forward mentioned a statement from the finance ministerthe statement added that businessmen and industrialists also had the understanding of creating new jobs and youths had new ideas about employment opportunitiesit has been the policy of the kejriwal government that only a few people sitting in the government should not contribute to the making of the budget and take decisions about it everyone who will be impacted by the budget should contribute to make it recognising residents as important partners and stakeholders in the progress of delhi the government sought their suggestions said sisodiathe government got the maximum suggestions about focusing on the economic progress of delhi and creating new employment opportunities for its youth the suggestions included creating a new special economic zone sez subsidies for industry and trade spaces at concessional rates etc the sez should also be tied up with various professional government and private universities to curb the shortage of skilled workforcethere were also suggestions to give apprenticeships to freshers through various government portals as unskilled workers were one of the major reasons for unemployment people said in their feedback that many global companies did not set up manufacturing units in india because they thought that there were no skilled workers in the country it was suggested that delhi government should start a programme where unskilled workers could upskill themselves to meet the demands of the industry people said delhi should be developed as an it hub by establishing various it parksdelhi government was evaluating the suggestions received and wherever possible would work to incorporate these suggestions in its policies said sisodia adding that participation of the public was the basis of the citys progress