Yamunanagar-Jagadhri MC clears Rs 273.38-crore budget for FY 2026–27

Yamunanagar: The Yamunanagar-Jagadhri municipal corporation on Monday approved its budget for the financial year 2026–27, projecting an income of Rs 273.38 crore against an expenditure of Rs 272.92 crore.The budget was passed during a special house meeting chaired by mayor Suman Bahmani, in the presence of Yamunanagar deputy commissioner and municipal commissioner Preeti. Additional municipal commissioner Dheeraj Kumar and senior accounts officer Krishna Jain presented detailed income and expenditure statements.Compared to FY 2025–26, the income outlay has risen by Rs 10.43 crore and the expenditure by Rs 10.20 crore. The estimated income has increased from Rs 262.95 crore last year to Rs 273.38 crore, while expenditure has gone up from Rs 262.72 crore to Rs 272.92 crore.As of Jan 2026, the MC has generated Rs 214.92 crore from sources including property tax, rent, fees, fines, and challans, and spent Rs 161.65 crore on salaries, pensions, development works, sanitation, and solid waste management.Mayor Suman Bahmani and DC Preeti directed councillors and officials to work in close coordination to ensure effective utilisation of the approved budget for development works.The MC house has approved Rs 124.37 crore specifically for city development, sanitation, and solid waste management. As part of sanitation and waste management, Rs 34.02 crore has been earmarked for door-to-door garbage collection, repair and maintenance of municipal vehicles, machinery, and MRF centres. Under development works, Rs 90.35 crore has been allocated for the construction of streets, community centres, municipal buildings, and other infrastructure.Officials said the enhanced allocations will fast-track long-pending civic projects and improve urban services across the twin city.The corporation had set a target of Rs 37 crore from property, fire and municipal taxes last year, of which Rs 28.14 crore was collected till Jan 2026; the same target of Rs 37 crore has been retained for FY 2026–27. Against a target of Rs 20.20 crore from stamp duty and labour cess, Rs 17.62 crore was realised till January, and the new target has been fixed at Rs 21 crore. Revenue from rent and lease stood at Rs 2.58 crore against a target of Rs 2.97 crore, with the target now raised to Rs 3.23 crore. Under development and other charges, Rs 16.24 crore was collected against a target of Rs 20.03 crore, and the fresh target has been set at Rs 22.28 crore.Income Budget Break-up (FY 2026–27) • Property, Fire and Municipal Taxes: Rs 37.00 crore • Stamp Duty and Labour Cess: Rs 21.00 crore • Development and Other Charges: Rs 22.20 crore • Rent, Lease and Tehbazari: Rs 3.23 crore • Sale and Auction: Rs 17.02 crore • Advertisement and Other Fees: Rs 2.89 crore • Fines and Challans: Rs 0.18 crore • Interest Income: Rs 25.25 crore • Miscellaneous Income: Rs 1.08 crore • SFC and CFC Grants: Rs 141.41 crore • Loans, Advances and GST Rent: Rs 2.00 crore Expenditure Budget Break-up • Salaries, Pensions and Others: Rs 108.25 crore • Administrative Expenses: Rs 14.60 crore • Sanitation and Waste Management: Rs 34.02 crore • Operations and Maintenance: Rs 20.32 crore • Development Works: Rs 90.35 crore • Advance Loans: Rs 2.15 crore • Other Expenses: Rs 3.22 crore Ends MSID:: 128426754 413 |