BMC Budget 2025 Set At ₹74,427 Crore: ₹1000 Crore For BEST Bus Services, ₹18 Crore For Security

(MENAFN- Live Mint) The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) presented its budget of ₹74,427 crore for the year 2025-26 on Tuesday. This marks an increase of 14.19 percent compared to the ₹65,180.79 crore budget for 2024-25.

"The budget estimate for FY 2025-26 is proposed at ₹74,427.41 crore, which exceeds the budget estimates of 2024-25 i.e. ₹65,180.79 crore, by 14.19 per cent," the document read.

According to news agency ANI, the additional municipal commissioners presented the budget to BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani , who is the state-appointed administrator of the civic body, at the BMC headquarters here.

For the third year, the budget was presented to the administrator instead of the usual practice of the municipal commissioner presenting the budget to the standing committee.

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1. Budget Estimates of Water and Sewerage Charges for the FY 2025-26 is proposed at ₹2363.15 crore.

2. Budget Estimates of interest on investment for the FY 2025-26 is proposed at ₹2283.89 crore

3. Budget Estimates of revenue from Fire Brigade Department for the F.Y. 2025-26 is proposed at ₹759.18 crore.

4. In order to generate revenue from BMC plots, BMC has taken a policy decision to auction BMC plots under 100% Annual Statement of Rates (ASR).

5. A total budget provision of ₹4111.51 crore is proposed in RE (Revised Estimate) 2024-25 and ₹5100 crore in BE (Budget Estimate) 2025-26 for Roads and Traffic Department.

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6. Total provision of ₹5207.70 crore under Revenue Budget and ₹2172.73 crore under Capital Budget is proposed in B.E. 2025-26 for Health Department .

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