President Gustavo Petro’s relationship with the mayor of Bogotá, Carlos Fernando Galánit has not been quite good, but this also happened with former mayor Claudia López. Topics such as the Bogotá Metro, has been the ‘apple of discord’ between the national president and those of the capital, respectively.
Recently in a video posted on his official X account, Galán explained that programs such as the PAE (School Food Program), delivery of housing subsidies, as well as Icetex credits, higher education scholarships, subsidies for the population in extreme poverty and early childhood care, There are several Projects -proposed and promoted by the national president- to whom his administration will face himdue to the lack of resources that the national government should turn and has not done so, (and after the budget postponement announced by the minhagienda, it would not be done either).
Housing subsidies
Regarding housing, Mayor Galán said that this year Bogotá “will deliver the same amount of subsidies as the national government throughout the country“, In fact, it is estimated that In 2025 16,000 subsidies for new housing and 4,000 reliefs to improve thisaccording to figures from the Ministry of Economic Development, in addition, after this, It is projected to deliver 4,000 more subsidies, in the modalities that have best behavior in the year. In 2024 he had assigned 5,300 subsidies.
Education and Early Childhood Matter
As for education, which is the PAE program, Galán argues that Bogotá has not received resources from the Ministry of Finance for the issue of their lack, “”Bogotá is not only guaranteeing the program for all students, but The number of hot rations and delivering new school canteens is increasing. This week we opened eight“
The behaviors would have generated fruit shortage for school refrigeries in about 83% of the PAE beneficiary areas, in Bogotá.
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On the other hand, in the case of Icetex credits, in the country His administration delivered 8,000 full scholarships for university, technical and technological education in 2024in turn, he announced that this year they will deliver 13,000 scholarships.
Similarly, near 11,000 early childhood children’s care stopped co -financed by the national government; This program has a cost of 30,000 million pesos annually, Galán said, so he said that Bogotá put the goal of increasing 30,000 more quotas during his administration “To cover these quotas (those of the nation) and continue strengthening our commitment in the guarantee of children’s rights”
President, the subway that did not serve Bogotá was the one that did not exist for more than 80 years, the one who stayed in Renders. The city is finally going to be subway. I invite you to know the work and the more than 10,000 people who work every day to make this dream … pic.twitter.com/4yzgwgjbvy
– Carlos F. Galán (@carlosfgalan) Februry 20, 2025
Aid for people in extreme poverty
The district president emphasizes that the Petro government “stopped attending 10,000 extreme poor from the city”, Since February 2025, so Galán Administration “will host these homes with an investment of approximately 50,000 million pesos annuallythat is, we are going to cover the hole that the nation is opening”
(See more: Bogotá will have 24,000 subsidies in 2025, while my house will only be 20,500)
According to Galán, he said that the coverage of transfers of the elderly (guaranteed minimum income) in 2024 in its administration, increased by 97%, as he said that It went from 38,000 to 75,000 beneficiariesIn addition, he indicated that By 2025 the amount of these turns from 130,000 to 150,000 pesos will be increased.
Valentina Delgadillo Abello
Portfolio journalist
