Pune Municipal Corporation Presents ₹12,618 Crore Budget for 2025-26
Despite falling short of revenue targets, the budget emphasizes incomplete projects, road infrastructure, and metro upgrades without raising municipal taxes.
- The 2025-26 budget marks a ₹1,017 crore increase over last year, totaling ₹12,618 crore, despite PMC achieving only 55% of its revenue target for 2024-25 by January.
- Key allocations include ₹623 crore for the development of 23 newly merged villages and funding for 33 major roads to ease traffic congestion.
- No new municipal taxes or income sources have been introduced, with the focus remaining on completing ongoing projects rather than launching new initiatives.
- Activists and residents criticized the budget as overly inflated and lacking provisions for basic amenities, with allegations of political bias in fund allocation.
- Funds have been earmarked for the controversial Bal Bharati-Paud Phata road project, despite significant public opposition from environmental activists.
Hindustan Times 
Free Press Journal 
