Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal speaks to Eeshanpriya MS about BMC’s fiscal health and the initiatives planned to address the city’s deteriorating air quality.
How is BMC’s fiscal health?
Five years ago, only 21% of the money was going to development projects and 79% was being used to pay salaries as well as on operation and maintenance works. Imagine how people must feel, we take Rs 100 from them in taxes and spend Rs 79 of it in our own establishment.
Now, despite the fact that the budget has doubled, revenue expenditure has gone down from 79% to 48%. This is one of the best performances anywhere in the country.
