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Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Passes Budget for Fiscal 2025-26

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The Mayor of Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Kashif Ali, tabled a budget of Rs5.53 billion for fiscal 2025-26 during a recent budget session. The budget was passed with a majority vote in the house dominated by local government representatives associated with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). The mayor emphasized that the corporation serves citizens in all areas of Hyderabad without discrimination, highlighting development works worth around Rs2 billion undertaken in the previous financial year. The budget includes specific allocations for various projects, such as the establishment of a new graveyard, water filtration plants, and sewage treatment facilities.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has passed a budget of Rs5.53 billion for fiscal 2025-26 with a majority vote in the house dominated by local government representatives associated with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).
  • The budget includes allocations for various development projects, such as a new graveyard on 200 acres of land, water filtration plants, and sewage treatment facilities to stop pollution of the freshwater channel.
  • The sewage treatment plant aims to address the issue of untreated sewage from City and Latifabad talukas polluting the canal after passing through Darya Khan pumping station, with 70 percent drainage currently untreated.
  • Eight new libraries will be set up in different localities of Hyderabad as part of the budget.
  • The budget allocates over Rs3.187 billion for salaries and pensions, including Rs390 million arrears, and Rs1.491 billion for development projects.
  • The corporation expects to collect Rs5.532 billion under the heads of various taxes and grants of the provincial government, with the Octroi Zilla Tax contributing Rs3.477 billion.

Statistics:

  • Rs5.53 billion: The total budget allocated for fiscal 2025-26.
  • Rs2 billion: Development works undertaken from the HMC's budget in the previous financial year.
  • 200 acres: The land reserved for the new graveyard in Gango Takkar area along Hyderabad-Tando Muhammad Khan road.
  • 70 percent: The percentage of drainage from City and Latifabad talukas falling untreated in the canal from Darya Khan pumping station.
  • Rs3.187 billion: The amount allocated for salaries and pensions, including Rs390 million arrears.
  • Rs1.491 billion: The allocation for development projects.
  • Rs381 million: Contingencies set aside by the corporation.

Sources:

  • "HYDERABAD: The Mayor of Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (HMC) Kashif Ali Monday tabled a budget of Rs5.53 billion for fiscal 2025-26 as the budget session passed a resolution to close all shops selling LPG in the residential and commercial areas." (Source: The News)
  • "The mayor said they were serving the citizens residing in all areas of Hyderabad without any discrimination. He informed that development works worth around Rs2 billion were undertaken from the HMC's budget in the previous financial year." (Source: The News)
  • "The budget document an amount of over Rs3.187 billion, including Rs390 million arrears, would be spent over the salaries and pensions while the development projects would be earmarked Rs1.491 billion." (Source: The News)
  • "The corporation also expects to collect Rs5.532 billion under the heads of various taxes and grants of the provincial government with the Octroi Zilla Tax alone contributing Rs3.477 billion." (Source: The News)

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