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GHMC Panel Clears Rs 11,460-Crore Draft Budget for 2026–27

Draft now moves to the council after a merger-driven expansion of GHMC’s remit.

Overview

  • Rs 2,260 crore is earmarked to integrate the 27 Urban Local Bodies recently merged into GHMC.
  • Capital spending concentrates on roads and H-CITI, with Rs 1,340 crore for H-CITI road works and Rs 1,050 crore for related maintenance and drains.
  • Civic services outlays include Rs 746 crore for solid waste management and Rs 90 crore for a Green Budget.
  • Revenue projections cite Rs 2,245 crore from property tax and Rs 1,200 crore from building permits, supplemented by State Finance Commission grants, state support and borrowing.
  • The committee also approved revised 2025–26 estimates of Rs 11,010 crore and cleared AI tenders for a website chatbot and automated form-filling, land and works permissions at Miyapur, Ameenpur, Chandanagar and Jambagh, the NBT Nagar Convention Hall renaming and a Hyderabad Sculpture Park plan.