Overview
- After zone and committee presentations on December 29–30, the Standing Committee is preparing the Revised Estimates for 2025–26 and the 2026–27 budget for submission to the full House at a later date.
- The sanitation plan seeks one JCB and one mechanical sweeper in every ward, 10 additional sanitation workers per councillor, separate budgets for dhalaos and public toilets, and leasing of closed dhalaos to raise funds, along with clearing pending worker arrears.
- Education proposals aim to monetise assets by permitting advertisements on municipal school outer walls at prime locations, installing ATMs on suitable campuses, and opening playgrounds to NGOs and academies under PPPs that ensure free coaching for MCD students.
- Health measures include extra funding for municipal hospitals, citywide anti‑rabies drives, microchipping of stray dogs at about ₹300 per animal, a 1,500‑dog shelter in Sector 29, Dwarka with an estimated annual running cost of ₹6.5 crore, and a plan to sterilise about 120,000 dogs next year.
- Infrastructure and revenue reforms outlined by Works, Rural and other panels include a dedicated toilet‑repair budget, improved maintenance of community centres, parking on vacant MCD land, a councillor fund increase to ₹2 crore, village road and lighting upgrades, and stronger compliance through an expanded tax net, digital payments and a single‑window system.