Overview
- The corporation presented a Rs 3,938.45 crore budget that books a Rs 108 crore deficit and lays out its fourth-year roadmap under Mayor Malti Rai.
- BMC kept its no new tax stance for residents and proposed a 13% hike in commercial sewage charges, after earlier reports pointed to broader water tariff increases.
- Under AMRUT 2.0, works worth Rs 582 crore are underway for 36 overhead tanks, four filtration plants and a 600-km pipeline, with individual taps planned in 829 colonies.
- Rs 1,050 crore is earmarked to extend the sewage network to 70% of the city and lift treatment capacity to 80%, which aims to cut overflows and improve river health.
- Environmental and civic works get dedicated funds, including Rs 14.9 crore for Upper Lake, Rs 7 crore for Lower Lake, Rs 34 crore for Kaliasot, Rs 9 crore for Shahpura, plus housing under PMAY, market relocations, road and lighting upgrades, and Rs 84 crore to chase the top Swachh Survekshan rank.