Mumbaikars To Pay More For Cleanliness As BMC Plans 'User Fee Tax' Ahead Of Budget Today
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mumbaikars To Pay More For Cleanliness As BMC Plans 'User Fee Tax' Ahead Of Budget Today

ABP News  

BMC News: Mumbaikars may soon have to pay a "user-fee tax". The BMC is India's richest civic body and will unveil its 2025-26 budget on Tuesday at 11 AM. According to the TOI, the 2024-25 Budget for the BMC was Rs 59,954.75 crore, a 10.5% increase from the previous fiscal year. The BMC Budget 2025-26 will focus on the completion of key projects like the Mumbai Coastal Road from Versova to Bhayander, the Goregaon-Mulund Link Road, and sewerage treatment plants, as per TOI. Additional Municipal Commissioner Abhijit Bangar will present the budget estimates to the BMC.

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BMC approves Rs 1,001 crore budget for 2025-26
3 weeks, 3 days ago

BMC approves Rs 1,001 crore budget for 2025-26

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation on Friday approved a budget of Rs 1,001.40 crore for the financial year 2025-26, around 2.6 per cent lower than the last fiscal’s estimate of Rs 1,027.55 crore. BMC officials, however, said that revenue receipts in the ensuing fiscal estimated to be around Rs 1,022 crore will be about 13 per cent more than the …

BMC to impose garbage tax soon
1 month ago

BMC to impose garbage tax soon

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Mumbai’s residents may have to pay a ‘user fee’ on solid waste management – a garbage tax – to fund the massive process of collecting, transporting and processing the city’s trash. Introducing the user fee would mean revising Mumbai’s solid waste management bye-laws, which haven’t been amended in almost 20 years. The Centre had issued the overarching Solid Waste …

Mumbai: BMC proposes parking app in 2025-26 ‘biggest-ever’ budget; How will it affect Mumbaikars?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mumbai: BMC proposes parking app in 2025-26 ‘biggest-ever’ budget; How will it affect Mumbaikars?

Live Mint  

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation presented the budget for coming financial year 2025-26 on Tuesday. Electric buses in Mumbai BMC chief and state-appointed administrator Bhushan Gagrani on Tuesday said BMC will give ₹1,000 crore as grant from its budget to Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport. Unleashing the ‘biggest-ever budget’, Maharashtra government-appointed administrator of India's richest civic body Bhushan Gagrani said, "This …

No new projects in ‘infra-driven’ BMC budget
1 month, 2 weeks ago

No new projects in ‘infra-driven’ BMC budget

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation presented a historic budget on Tuesday, its biggest-ever, pegged at ₹74,427.41 crore for FY 2025-26. No new projects in ‘infra-driven’ BMC budget Interestingly, while no new projects were announced, the budget has been described as ‘infrastructure-driven’, as large budgetary allocations have been made towards ongoing, big-ticket infrastructure projects in Mumbai. The capital expenditure for infrastructure …

Mumbai Eye on lines of London Eye: BMC submits Rs 74K cr budget
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mumbai Eye on lines of London Eye: BMC submits Rs 74K cr budget

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani on Tuesday unveiled the BMC’s largest-ever Rs 74,427-crore budget for fiscal year 2025-26, which is 14.19% more than the previous year’s. The BMC proposes to develop the Mumbai Eye in line with the United Kingdom’s iconic London Eye on a private participation model. The BMC also plans a Tiger Monument as part of the …

BMC Budget 2025 set at ₹74,427 crore: ₹1000 crore for BEST bus services, ₹18 crore for security
1 month, 3 weeks ago

BMC Budget 2025 set at ₹74,427 crore: ₹1000 crore for BEST bus services, ₹18 crore for security

Live Mint  

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation presented its budget of ₹74,427 crore for the year 2025-26 on Tuesday. A total budget provision of ₹4111.51 crore is proposed in RE 2024-25 and ₹5100 crore in BE 2025-26 for Roads and Traffic Department. Total provision of ₹3544.34 crore under Revenue Budget and ₹411.30 crore under Capital Budget is proposed in BE 2025-26 for Education …

BMC presents over ₹74,000 crore budget for 2025-26
1 month, 3 weeks ago

BMC presents over ₹74,000 crore budget for 2025-26

The Hindu  

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, considered the richest civic body in the country, on Tuesday presented its budget of ₹74,427 crore for the year 2025-26. A total of 70 lakh metric tons of legacy waste is decided to be processed and disposed of by June 2025 to reclaim 24 Ha. Approximately 40.93 lakh metric tons of legacy waste have been already …

BMC Budget Highlights: BMC Budget Hiked By Nearly 15%, Check Allocations To Key Departments
1 month, 3 weeks ago

BMC Budget Highlights: BMC Budget Hiked By Nearly 15%, Check Allocations To Key Departments

ABP News  

The Budget estimate of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation for Financial Year 2025-26 was proposed at Rs 74,427.41 crore, which exceeds the Budget estimates of 2024-25 by 14.19%. User Charges For Solid Waste Management In his Budget speech, BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani, said: "The increasing population and growing volume of solid waste in Mumbai have significantly escalated the city’s expenses on …

BMC urges cleanliness, warns of heavy fines ahead of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
3 months, 1 week ago

BMC urges cleanliness, warns of heavy fines ahead of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: In an overdrive to maintain the beauty of capital city and keep its pollution level under check during the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention in January, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation has urged all citizens and households to keep their surroundings clean. People and establishments have also been urged not to burn garbage or other waste in the open as there …

BMC budget ₹46 cr shy of ₹60k cr mark
1 year, 1 month ago

BMC budget ₹46 cr shy of ₹60k cr mark

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: In a budget speech peppered with platitudes to chief minister Eknath Shinde and his pet projects and schemes, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation commissioner Iqbal Chahal pegged the civic body’s budget for 2024-25 at ₹59,954.75 crore, just ₹46 crore short of the ₹60,000-crore mark. Though the allocation was 10.5% more than the 2023-24 budget of ₹54,256.07 crore, no new projects …

BMC unveils highest ever Budget at Rs 59,954 cr with focus on health, infra
1 year, 1 month ago

BMC unveils highest ever Budget at Rs 59,954 cr with focus on health, infra

Business Standard  

No new taxes were proposed on Friday in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's Rs 59,954.75-crore budget for 2024-25, the highest ever, as it made special provisions for the coastal road project and proposed four new schemes, one of them for providing medicines free to patients at civic hospitals for which Rs 1,200 crore was set aside. The civic body announced to …

Mumbai News: On 'Less Funds to Mumbai', Sitharaman Explains 'Division Formula'; Asks if Aurangabad, Nanded Don't Deserve Anything
2 years, 1 month ago

Mumbai News: On 'Less Funds to Mumbai', Sitharaman Explains 'Division Formula'; Asks if Aurangabad, Nanded Don't Deserve Anything

News 18  

Speaking at a post-budget press conference in Mumbai on Saturday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was asked about lower funds to Mumbai in the Union Budget to which she replied, “Who decides what Mumbai will get?…What about Aurangabad, Nanded, Akola, should they not get anything?” The Finance Minister added that there is a constitutionally determined body, which meets once in …

BMC Budget 2022 LIVE Updates: Climate Action Plan to Get a Major Push in 2022-23, Says BMC commissioner
3 years, 1 month ago

BMC Budget 2022 LIVE Updates: Climate Action Plan to Get a Major Push in 2022-23, Says BMC commissioner

News 18  

BMC Budget 2022 LIVE Updates: The BMC raised budget allocation by 17.70 percent from last year for the financial year 2022-23. Presenting the budget, BMC chief Iqbal Singh Chahal, announced that the civic body has allocated Rs 45,940.78 crore for FY22 against Rs 39,038.83 crore in 2021-22. “The BMC is acutely aware of the environment responsibilities and hence it will …

BMC unveils Rs 45,949 cr budget; no property tax for flats measuring upto 500 sq ft
3 years, 1 month ago

BMC unveils Rs 45,949 cr budget; no property tax for flats measuring upto 500 sq ft

India TV News  

Highlights Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation presented a budget of Rs 45,949.21 crore for 2022-23. Civic body announced 100% relief from payment of property tax for flats measuring up to 500 sq ft. About 16,14,000 citizens will get 100 per cent property tax relief, BMC officials said. In the budget, the civic body announced 100 per cent relief from payment of property …

BMC collects over Rs 57 crore in fines from citizens for not wearing masks
3 years, 9 months ago

BMC collects over Rs 57 crore in fines from citizens for not wearing masks

India Today  

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has collected more than Rs 57 crore in fines from citizens for not wearing masks in public places since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Mumbai logs 575 new Covid cases Meanwhile, Mumbai recorded 575 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, pushing the tally of active cases to 15,390. BMC officials said since the unlocking began, many …

Maharashtra: BMC allocates ₹2,945.78 cr for education in budget
4 years, 1 month ago

Maharashtra: BMC allocates ₹2,945.78 cr for education in budget

Hindustan Times  

The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation on Wednesday announced the allocation of funds for its education budget for the year 2021-22. BMC joint municipal commissioner Ramesh Pawar and education committee chairperson Sandhya Joshi releasing the BMC Education Budget 2020-21 in Mumbai, on Wednesday. Budget 2021: What is in it for Mumbai BMC SCHOOLS TO BE RENAMED: Mumbai’s municipal schools will now be …

Mumbai: BMC unveils Rs 39,038 crore budget, focuses on health and infrastructure
4 years, 1 month ago

Mumbai: BMC unveils Rs 39,038 crore budget, focuses on health and infrastructure

Firstpost  

In a relief to citizens, no additional civic tax or licence fee was proposed in the budget by the city’s civic body, which is set to go to polls early next year Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Wednesday unveiled Rs 39,038.83 crore budget for the year 2021-22. In a relief to citizens, no additional civic tax or licence fee …

BMC unveils budget for 2020-21 with total outlay of over Rs 33,441 crore; allocation for coastal road project increased by 25%
5 years, 1 month ago

BMC unveils budget for 2020-21 with total outlay of over Rs 33,441 crore; allocation for coastal road project increased by 25%

Firstpost  

Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, which is the richest civic body in the country, on Tuesday unveiled its Budget for 2020-21 with the total outlay of Rs 33,441 crore, proposing a 5 percent increase in fees for various licences without tweaking the existing tax structure. The BMC is expecting the estimated revenue of Rs 28,448.30 crores from various revenue sources …

BMC has Rs 58,000 crore, but Mumbai gets flooded every year: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
5 years, 7 months ago

BMC has Rs 58,000 crore, but Mumbai gets flooded every year: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

India TV News  

In a swipe at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Union minister and BJP leader Nitin Gadkari said on Friday that the civic body is sitting on a huge cash pile, but the mega city's monsoon woes persist. This happens every year," the senior BJP leader said. He has a water taxi project ready for transportation from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region to …

BMC presents Rs 27,258 cr budget for 2018-19; coastal road, Goregaon-Mulund Link Road to get impetus
7 years, 1 month ago

BMC presents Rs 27,258 cr budget for 2018-19; coastal road, Goregaon-Mulund Link Road to get impetus

Firstpost  

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation presented a budget of Rs 27,258 crore for 2018-19, an increase of 8.4 percent from the current fiscal’s figure of Rs 25,151 crore, with no new tax or hikes added to the existing tax regime. Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Friday presented a budget of Rs 27,258 crore for 2018-19, an increase of 8.4 percent …

Maharashtra Civic Election 2017: Why BMC’s claim on transparency is bogus
8 years, 1 month ago

Maharashtra Civic Election 2017: Why BMC’s claim on transparency is bogus

Firstpost  

Because transparency and BMC are like oil and water: they don’t mix. The Economic Survey 2016-17 placed Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation as the most transparent and accountable city government in India and gave Shiv Sena its latest election ploy. The purpose of transparency is destroyed by classifying an important section of budget under ‘others’ BMC’s presentation of data is a chaotic …

Mumbai civic polls: Freebies by political parties will cost you Rs1,000 crore annually
8 years, 2 months ago

Mumbai civic polls: Freebies by political parties will cost you Rs1,000 crore annually

Hindustan Times  

Even though they were not able to fulfill a majority of the promises they made ahead of the previous elections, both the Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party are now making new announcements that would reduce the revenue of one of Asia’s richest civic body— the Brihanmubai Municipal Corporation – and probably burden the taxpayers. If it has to waive …

Maharashtra local bodies mop up Rs400 crore; BMC nets Rs49.45 crore in 3 days
8 years, 4 months ago

Maharashtra local bodies mop up Rs400 crore; BMC nets Rs49.45 crore in 3 days

Hindustan Times  

It is a windfall for the state government. The urban local bodies in the state, including municipal corporations and municipal councils, had mopped up nearly Rs400 crore in the last three days, said senior officials from the state urban development department. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the richest civic body in India, had collected the secondhighest amount: Rs49.45 crore till 6pm …

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