Govt releases Rs 68,722.47 lakh BTA to local bodies for FY 2025-26

The Delhi Government has approved the release of a total amount of Rs 68,722.47 lakh as the third and final instalment of Basic Tax Assignment (BTA) to local bodies for the financial year 2025-26. Out of the total sanctioned amount, Rs 67,312.72 lakh has been allocated to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Rs 573.39 lakh to the Delhi Cantonment Board (DCB) and Rs 836.36 lakh to the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC).

Delhi Urban Development Minister Ashish Sood on Tuesday said that the released funds will be utilised strictly in accordance with the guidelines of the Central and State Governments, exclusively for public interest, essential civic services and developmental works. He further directed that financial discipline, prudence and transparency must be ensured in the utilisation of the funds.

Sood also said that the Delhi Government is fully committed to making local bodies financially empowered and robust. With the release of the third and final instalment of BTA, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Delhi Cantonment Board and New Delhi Municipal Council will receive significant support in further strengthening civic amenities, sanitation, infrastructure and essential public services.

He further said that our government aims to provide timely, transparent and accountable financial assistance to local bodies so that improved civic services reach every citizen of Delhi. Sood further stated that the Delhi Government has taken a major step towards making Delhi clean, dust-free and strengthening solid waste management by providing one-time financial assistance of Rs 500 crore to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). To ensure that there is no compromise in sanitation services in the city, the Government will continue to provide regular annual assistance of Rs 300 crore to the MCD in the coming years.