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The Kannur Municipal Corporation’s caller assembly presented its maiden Budget for 2026-27, outlining a bid of people-oriented schemes and large infrastructure projects with an estimated outlay of ₹715.84 crore and a projected closing equilibrium of ₹360.42 crore.
Presenting the Budget, Deputy politician K.P. Tahir said it sought to blend Kannur’s practice and taste bequest with municipality improvement portion touching each sectors.
The Budget projected an opening equilibrium of ₹232.91 crore and an anticipated a gross of ₹482.93 crore, taking the full estimated receipts to ₹715.84 crore. The expenditure is estimated astatine ₹355.41 crore, leaving a closing equilibrium of ₹360.42 crore.
Social information measures
The large announcements successful the Budget see a hunger-free metropolis task titled ‘Indira Canteen’, which has been allocated ₹10 lakh. The task aims to supply escaped nutrient to the mediocre wrong the Corporation limits. A broad stray canine and thoroughfare carnal power programme has been earmarked ₹1 crore. Under the Corporation’s Jeevan Raksha scheme, ₹20 lakh has been acceptable speech to supply insurance-backed beingness extortion sum to residents. A sum of ₹85 lakh has been allocated for proviso of escaped uniforms to schoolhouse students, portion the Housing Protection Scheme has been allotted ₹80 lakh.
Infrastructure
The Budget has earmarked ₹5 crore for the improvement of the Corporation headquarters. Scientific roadworthy improvement and attraction has been allocated ₹5 crore, portion ₹7 crore has been acceptable speech for a broad municipality drainage system.
A modern bio-solid discarded absorption strategy has been allocated ₹6 crore, on with ₹1 crore for a robotic discarded removal system.
A sum of ₹1 crore has been acceptable speech for modern star streetlights. An underground duct task volition person ₹50 lakh. Electric buses and EV charging stations person been allotted ₹5 crore to fortify greenish mobility.
Tourism and heritage
Payyambalam volition beryllium developed arsenic an planetary tourer destination with an allocation of ₹2 crore, alongside ₹2 crore for coastal tourism, including Azhikadlai.
A weaving, Kalaripayattu and Theyyam acquisition centre, reflecting Kannur’s taste legacy, has been allotted ₹10 lakh. Kannur Dasara has been earmarked ₹1 crore done sponsorship support.
Economic initiatives
The Budget has earmarked ₹1.5 crore for the mentation of a elaborate task study for a sports commercialized complex. The nighttime bureau task nether the Sleepless Kannur inaugural volition person ₹10 crore. The Kannur Toy Town task has been allotted ₹1 crore.
A occupation website has been allocated ₹1 crore to heighten employment opportunities. The vertical farming task volition get ₹2.5 crore.
The Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme has been allocated ₹3.56 crore.
Under the civic and societal projects, ₹2 crore has been acceptable speech for Mahatma Wards Service Centres, and elderly-friendly projects person been allotted ₹10 lakh.
Animal extortion programmes volition person ₹50 lakh, portion ₹80 lakh has been earmarked for the ‘Fish is Our Welfare Scheme’. International modular metropolis signboards and wayfinding systems person been allocated ₹4 lakh. An AI-based planetary municipality plan and 3D metropolis visualisation volition person ₹3 lakh.
The Budget underscores a blend of welfare, culture, tourism promotion, situation sustainability, and infrastructure expansion, positioning Kannur for inclusive and technology-driven municipality maturation successful the coming fiscal year.
