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BJP Unveils Pune Civic Manifesto With Tax Waivers and ₹76,000-Crore Project Promises

The outlay dwarfs the PMC’s roughly ₹10,000 crore annual budget, prompting scrutiny over how the works would be financed.

Overview

  • The manifesto pledges a property tax waiver for homes under 500 sq ft, concessional fares for women on the Metro and PMPML buses, and free PMPML travel for citizens above 75.
  • Major proposals include a ₹44,000 crore capital plan and ₹32,000 crore of underground roads, along with 4,000 electric buses, an AIIMS hospital, a data centre near the Mumbai–Pune Expressway, and a 40-acre Bharat Mandapam.
  • Leaders Murlidhar Mohol, Chandrakant Patil and Madhuri Misal unveiled the document and highlighted past delivery on the Metro, equitable water distribution and riverfront development.
  • Party leaders said funding would be arranged with support from the state and central governments given the municipal budget constraints.
  • Polling for the 165-seat Pune Municipal Corporation is on January 15 with results due the next day, and the BJP is contesting all wards as rivals field extensive slates.