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Mumbai: Eye on election, BMC to present budget today; expected to reach ₹ 50,000 crores

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Mumbai: The BMC, India’s richest corporation, is all set to present its budget today. This budget will be eyeing the forthcoming election of the civic body.

Every year, there will be a over 10% increase in the BMC budget, this year as well it is expected to reach up to Rs 50,000 crores.

Aims to generate revenue
BMC has undertaken many big projects. Projects like coastal road, sewage treatment plants, road concretisation, Mumbai beatification, construction of Goregaon-Mulund link road, construction of super speciality hospitals, rejuvenation of five major rivers of Mumbai, construction of homes under PAP and Ashray Yojana and laying of new water pipeline are some of the big projects which require huge monetary provision.

It will be interesting to see what measures BMC takes to generate its revenue.


BMC’s main source of income is property tax. Every year, the civic body collects around Rs 7,000 crore from property tax and around Rs 800 crore from the GST. BMC has to spend a huge amount on its employees’ salaries, therefore, it will have to search for some new source of income.

Infrastructure, health, and transparency in administration in focus

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has also directed administrator Iqbal Singh Chahal to incorporate issues of pollution control, improvement of health infrastructure, beautification and transparency in administration in the budget. Shinde also directs to install air purifier towers like in Delhi, Gurgaon and Lucknow.

It has been seen that fire incidents have increased in Mumbai and Mumbai Fire Brigade is playing a big role to tackle the issue. In January, BMC has started the process of recruiting 910 jawans. The civic body will also bring new and imported machinery for fire fighting. Therefore, there will be monetary provisions for this too.

In the 2022-23 budget, the BMC had made a provision of Rs 26,000 crore on basic infrastructure, out of that only 37% of money has been spent.

After the Shinde-Fadnavis government came into power, many projects like the desalination of water, tunnel laundry climate action plan and proton therapy for cancer patients were put in cold storage. So, it is interesting to see what provision will be made for this project in today’s budget.

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Special NIA Court Allows Activist Gautam Navlakha To Visit Ailing Sister

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The special NIA court on Thursday permitted activist Gautam Navlakha, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, to travel to Delhi for two months to be with his ailing elder sister.

Navlakha had approached the court for modification of the bail order granted last year, which restricted his movement to city limits.

The prosecution opposed the plea, apprehending that he may influence witnesses or skip the trial.

The court ruled out these possibilities and allowed the plea but with several conditions. Navlakha has been asked to furnish details of his mobile phone number on which video call facility is available, furnish his travel details, and deposit his passport in the court before leaving the city.

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Party Rebels Contesting Against MVA Candidates To Face Six-Year Suspension: Congress Leader Ramesh Chennithala

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Party Rebels Contesting Against MVA Candidates To Face Six-Year Suspension: Congress Leader Ramesh Chennithala

Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Thursday said all the party rebels contesting against the official candidates of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) have been suspended for six years.

In a press conference, Chennithala stated that district units have been directed to compile a list of rebels still in the race for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly polls and issue notices to them.

“There will be no friendly contests. All rebels running against the MVA’s official candidates have been suspended,” said Chennithala, the All India Congress Committee in-charge of Maharashtra.

In some constituencies, despite official candidates from both Mahayuti and MVA, candidates from allied parties have been fielded. In other areas, friendly contests are happening. Several leaders have filed nomination papers after rebelling.

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Maharashtra Elections 2024: Devendra Fadnavis Refers To Sharad Pawar As ‘Owner Of Fake Narrative Factory’; Slams Opposition Over Claims About Industries Leaving State

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Maharashtra Elections 2024: Devendra Fadnavis Refers To Sharad Pawar As 'Owner Of Fake Narrative Factory'; Slams Opposition Over Claims About Industries Leaving State

Mumbai: In a scathing attack on Sharad Pawar, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis referred to the NCP leader as the “owner of a fake narrative factory” during an election rally in Pimpri-Chinchwad. Fadnavis accused Pawar and opposition leaders of spreading false information about industries leaving Maharashtra for Gujarat, attempting to tarnish the state’s image. He made it clear that Maharashtra remains the top choice for investment, with 52% of the country’s foreign investment flowing into the state.

Addressing a rally in support of Mahayuti candidate Shankar Jagtap, Fadnavis emphasized that Maharashtra is strong industrially and that the information being spread by the opposition is misleading. He stated, “Our government has made Maharashtra an ideal destination for investment.” According to Fadnavis, reports suggesting a shift in the state’s industrial landscape were false and intended solely to mislead the public.

Fadnavis Targets Supriya Sule

Fadnavis also targeted NCP MP Supriya Sule, calling her the “manager of the fake narrative factory.” He accused Sule of spreading incorrect information about IT companies leaving Hinjewadi, a major IT hub in Pune. Fadnavis stressed that both Maharashtra’s industrial and IT sectors are strong, and any challenges faced were the result of the difficulties encountered during the tenure of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government. He labeled Sule’s statements as incorrect and harmful to the state’s progress.

Fadnavis also responded to criticism of Uddhav Thackeray’s “Ladki Behin Yojana” . He said that Thackeray’s approach, focused on opposition for the sake of it, was disconnected from the needs of ordinary people. Fadnavis clarified that the scheme would provide financial aid and educational opportunities to thousands of girls across Maharashtra.

Concluding his speech, Fadnavis reassured the audience about job creation under the BJP government. He announced an ambitious goal of generating employment opportunities for 10 lakh youths and promised to rejuvenate Maharashtra’s economic stability. He urged voters to be cautious of the “fake narratives” being spread by the opposition and to trust in the state’s economic progress.

Throughout the rally, Fadnavis highlighted BJP’s transparency and development-oriented policies, portraying the opposition’s tactics as a strategy to promote “fake narratives” and undermine the state’s growth.

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