Raipur Mayor Pramod Dubey on Tuesday presented over Rs 2266.02 crore annual budget of Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) for the financial year 2016-17.
The estimated annual expenditure for the same period is Rs 2266.81 crore thereby causing a loss of 79.30 lakh.
As a relief to the residents of the city, no changes were made in the property tax rates. Several key schemes like working women’s hostel in Raipur, Interstate bus stand at Ravanbhata and oxygen zone in Bhatagaon found place in the budget.
The lion’s share of Rs 244.55 crore in the budget went to water supply related works ahead of the summer season.
In health sector, RMC has decided to spend Rs 78.16 crore while for the beautification of squares, roadsides, footpath Rs 77.14 crore has been provisioned.
Fire safety and Power Engineering Department has received Rs 56.25 crore budget while RMC’s Woman and Child Development Department has received Rs 43.19 lakh.
The Mayor informed that for education, sports and youth welfare related schemes 14.27 crore has been provisioned; for environment protection and horticulture Rs 20.98 crore and for development works in RMC’s office Rs 74.86 crore have been allocated.
For the development of 33 new villages, Rs 33 crore, Rs 50 crore for swimming pool and Rs 20 crore for city bus scheme have also been provisioned in the budget.