BMC Presents ₹80,952.56 Crore Budget for 2026-27, Up 8.7% from Current Fiscal

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday proposed a budget outlay of Rs 80,952.56 crore for the financial year 2026-27, marking an 8.77 per cent increase over the 2025-26 budget estimate of Rs 74,427.41 crore.

BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani tabled the budget in the country's richest civic body, with the capital expenditure pegged at Rs 48,164.28 crore, reflecting a rise of about 11.59 per cent over the revised estimate of Rs 39,159.51 crore for 2025-26.

The capital outlay in 2025-26 was originally estimated at Rs 43,162.23 crore, but was subsequently revised downward.

Revenue expenditure for 2026-27 is proposed at Rs 32,698.44 crore, about 15.71 per cent higher than the revised estimate of Rs 28,257.91 crore for 2025-26. The revenue expenditure for the current fiscal was initially estimated at Rs 31,204.53 crore but later reduced by Rs 2,946.62 crore following expenditure rationalisation measures.

The estimated revenue income for 2026-27 stands at Rs 51,510.94 crore, 19.35 per cent higher than the previous budget estimate of Rs 43,159.40 crore. The 2025-26 revenue income estimate was later revised upward to Rs 46,778.12 crore, an increase of 8.38 per cent.

Property tax revenue, one of the BMC's key income sources, is projected at Rs 7,000 crore for 2026-27, compared to the revised estimate of Rs 6,200 crore for 2025-26. The original estimate for property tax in 2025-26 was Rs 5,200 crore.

As per data till January 31, 2026, the civic body has incurred revenue expenditure of Rs 19,001.88 crore, which is 67.24 per cent of the revised estimate for the current fiscal, while the capital expenditure stood at Rs 22,425.16 crore during the same period.