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Kolkata, Siliguri Table 2026–27 Budgets With Major Push on Waste and Water

The filings prioritize execution through large waste upgrades in Kolkata alongside welfare-led water projects in Siliguri.

Overview

  • Kolkata Municipal Corporation proposed a Rs 5,902.43 crore outlay with a projected Rs 111 crore deficit, spotlighting core urban services.
  • KMC assigned about Rs 744.48 crore to Solid Waste Management and roughly Rs 457.78 crore to Water Supply, issued an e‑tender for an integrated MSW facility DPR, and announced a common bio‑medical waste plant.
  • KMC reported stronger property‑tax performance with Rs 1,042 crore collected by 31 December and assessed taxpayers rising to 9.99 lakh.
  • KMC said about 73 hectares have been secured for the integrated waste facility with crop compensation paid and land fencing underway.
  • Siliguri Municipal Corporation presented a Rs 638.42 crore budget with a Rs 10.84 crore deficit, detailing a mega drinking‑water project, worker pay measures, targeted Rs 500 monthly allowances, and community‑level works under ‘Amader Para Amader Samadhan’.