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Members of the Belagavi City Corporation (BCC) passed a surplus fund for the coming fiscal twelvemonth 2026- 27.
Ruling enactment members applauded erstwhile Rekha Mohan Hugar, Chairperson of the Taxation, Finance and Appeal Standing Committee, presented the budget. The papers estimates receipts astatine ₹442.54 crore and an expenditure of ₹441.62 crore, starring to a surplus of astir ₹92 lakh.
On the expenditure side
₹2.10 crore has been earmarked for sterilisation of stray dogs and the operation of shelters.
The corp has allocated ₹5 crore arsenic its publication to the CITIES 2.0 programme for upgrading coagulated discarded management.
A large outlay of ₹38.25 crore has been acceptable speech for outsourced cleanliness services
₹11 crore has been earmarked for wage of imperishable civic workers.
₹4 crore has been reserved for technological discarded management
₹50 lakh for thoroughfare airy maintenance.
The fund provides ₹27 crore for wide improvement work, ₹2 crore lakh for extortion of unfastened spaces, ₹1. 35 crore for parkland development, ₹2 crore lakh for UGD connections and assemblage halls, and ₹1. 45 crore for procurement of physics devices to heighten integer administration.
Income
BCC expects ₹85 crore from spot tax
₹7.55 crore from penalties and spot transportation fees
₹9.89 crore from gathering permissions and improvement cess
₹11. crore from merchantability of vacant properties
₹9. 75 crore from coagulated discarded absorption cess
₹4. crore from commercialized licences
₹5 crore from caller underground drainage (UGD) connections
Its grants and different gross sources see ₹3.22 crore from the SFC Fund, ₹62.64 crore nether SFC electrical grants, ₹21 crore from the 16th Finance Commission, ₹1. 69 crore from scrap sale, and ₹1.50 crore arsenic road-cutting compensation.
Opposition questions numbers
Some absorption members, led by Azim Patavegar, questioned the credibility of the gross projections. He alleged that past year’s figures had fallen abbreviated of the estimates, particularly successful spot taxation collection.
BJP subordinate Hanumant Kongali, however, termed the numbers realistic. He said the fund was prepared aft consulting stakeholders, and described it arsenic practical.
Mayor Mangesh Pawar, Deputy Mayor Vani Vilas Joshi, and Commissioner Karthik M. were among those who were contiguous astatine the presumption of the budget.
