mc General House Approves Comprehensive Annual Budget Of Approx Rs 1100 Crore With Focus On Development

Mar20,2025 | Gautam Jalandhari | Ludhiana

*Approx Rs 400 crore allocated for development works including reconstruction/repair of roads, installation of water-sewer lines, streetlights etc*

*Our focus is on overall sustainable development of entire city - Mayor Principal Inderjit Kaur*

The general house of Municipal Corporation (MC) approved the annual budget of approx Rs 1100 crore for the financial year 2025-26 during the first meeting of 7th general house of MC held at MC Zone A office near Mata Rani chowk on Thursday.

The meeting was chaired by first woman Mayor of the city - Mayor Principal Inderjit Kaur, while Ludhiana North MLA Madan Lal Bagga, Ludhiana East MLA Daljit Singh Bhola Grewal, Ludhiana Central MLA Ashok Prashar Pappi, Atam Nagar MLA Kulwant Singh Sidhu, Ludhiana South MLA Rajinder Pal Kaur Chhina, MC Commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal, Senior Deputy Mayor Rakesh Prashar, Deputy Mayor Prince Johar, Additional Commissioner Paramdeep Singh among other councillors also participated in the meeting.

Before the meeting commenced, a two-minute silence was observed in memory of late Ludhiana West MLA Gurpreet Bassi Gogi, Deputy Mayor Prince Johar's father Raj Kumar Johar and councillor (ward number 8) Raj Kumar who passed away earlier this year.

Mayor Principal Inderjit Kaur stated that all the aspects have been covered and it is a comprehensive budget with focus on development of the entire city. Approx Rs 400 crore has been allocated for taking up development works in the city including reconstruction/repair of roads, installation of water-sewer lines, purchase and maintenance of streetlights, maintenance of parks etc.

Speaking of the major sources of income, Mayor Principal Inderjit Kaur said that the annual recovery target under the property tax wing has been fixed at Rs 160 crore, while the recovery target for water-sewer charges has been fixed at Rs 60 crore. Similarly, the recovery target for the building branch is fixed at Rs 75 crore, while the civic body is expected to receive Rs 680 crore as GST share during the financial year 2025-26. Other sources of income include Rent/lease, Tehbazaari fees, advertisement tax, additional excise duty etc.

Mayor Principal Inderjit Kaur, Senior Deputy Mayor Rakesh Prashar and Deputy Mayor Prince Johar said that the focus of Chief Minister (CM) Bhagwant Singh Mann led state government is on overall sustainable development. Working on these lines, every step is being taken for the development of Ludhiana which is known as the industrial hub of the state.

Meanwhile, Mayor Principal Inderjit Kaur appealed to the residents and elected representatives of all parties to work for the betterment of Ludhiana as a family and support the civic body as it works to achieve the goal of making Ludhiana - number 1 city.