Bengaluru corporations’ budgets await government approval as FY26–27 begins
The Hindu
Despite the new financial year 2026–2027 having begun on Wednesday, the government is yet to approve the budgets presented by the Bengaluru corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority.
Despite the new financial year 2026–2027 having begun on Wednesday, the government is yet to approve the budgets presented by the Bengaluru corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority.
On March 27 and 28, the Bengaluru Corporations presented their respective budgets with a total outlay of ₹20,217 crore. Generally, before the start of the financial year, the Urban Development Department (UDD) reviews the civic budgets and obtains government approval. However, this year, the budgets are yet to be reviewed and approved by the government, and it is likely to take the next three days for assent.
Tushar Giri Nath, Additional Chief Secretary, UDD, held a meeting with the corporations on Wednesday, where he assessed all the allocations. According to sources in the know, all corporations have drafted their outlays in line with the guidelines given by the UDD. Therefore, there are no deviations in the budgets presented by the new corporations.
To run the corporations until government approval is received, sources said they have been permitted by the UDD to set aside 30% of the total outlay, which has been deposited in a vote-on-account.
“Anticipating that the budgets will be approved, we have got permission to spend 30% of the total outlay. This money will be used for salaries of corporation employees and other basic expenditures,” the source confirmed to The Hindu.
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