MCD Unveils Rs 16,530-Crore 2026–27 Budget With Sanitation as Top Spend
The civic body keeps tax rates unchanged to pursue cleanliness and core services.
Overview
- Sanitation receives Rs 4,795.28 crore, with education at Rs 2,520.34 crore (about 15%) and health at Rs 1,905.60 crore (nearly 12%).
- Public works and street lights are allotted Rs 1,884.44 crore, and general administration gets Rs 3,549.63 crore.
- No new taxes are proposed, with plans to strengthen collection and introduce incentives to broaden the taxpayer base.
- The total outlay of Rs 16,530.50 crore is lower than last year’s Rs 17,011.91 crore.
- Waste-management plans include recent waste-to-energy and biogas project milestones and new processing tenders, and the MCD proposes 20 new multi-level parking facilities.