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MCD Approves ₹17,583-Crore Budget for 2026–27 With Sanitation on Top

The plan couples targeted tax relief with workforce measures plus firm landfill deadlines.

Overview

  • Sanitation gets the largest share at ₹4,797.78 crore, followed by allocations for general administration (₹3,548.63 crore), education (₹3,264.84 crore), public health (₹1,925.6 crore) and engineering (₹1,884.43 crore).
  • The corporation targets clearing the Bhalswa and Okhla landfill sites by end-2026 and the Ghazipur site by end-2027.
  • Procurements include 70 mechanical road sweepers and 1,000 litter picker machines, with four to be deployed in each ward.
  • Property tax will be fully waived for ancestral homes up to 500 sq m in 49 fully rural villages and for original residents’ homes up to 200 sq m in urbanised villages, with a 15% rebate restored for group housing societies paying on time.
  • Workforce and welfare steps include regularising 375 ‘Beldars,’ cashless treatment for MCD staff at empanelled hospitals and CGHS-rate access for councillors, plus ward-level grants for RWAs and targeted financial assistance for disadvantaged residents.