Pune Municipal Corporation Proposes ₹12,618 Crore Budget with Focus on Education and Infrastructure
Despite missing revenue targets for 2024-25, the PMC plans increased spending on modernizing schools, completing pending projects, and expanding city infrastructure.
- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has proposed a ₹12,618 crore budget for 2025-26, a ₹1,017 crore increase over the previous year, despite falling short of revenue targets.
- ₹7 crore has been allocated for 'futuristic schools,' which will feature modern classrooms equipped with computers, e-syllabi, and other advanced facilities.
- The budget prioritizes completing unfinished projects, including road upgrades, metro expansion, and work on the Bal Bharati-Paud Phata road project, which recently received court clearance.
- Activists criticized the budget for lacking new income sources and for perceived political bias in fund allocation, while concerns were raised about the city's ongoing issues with basic amenities and unfinished infrastructure.
- PMC plans to improve school sanitation by hiring private agencies for regular toilet cleaning and will implement a 'sister school' scheme to facilitate knowledge exchange between private and civic school teachers.
Hindustan Times 
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