1. BBMP’s ‘Brand Bengaluru’ budget focuses on shoring up revenue base and infrastructure development
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Budget (2024-25) proposes several policy shifts with the aim of shoring up the civic body’s revenue base, besides promising allocation for programmes tagged under the ambitious Brand Bengaluru campaign. Special Commissioner (Finance) Shivananda H. Kalakeri presented a ₹2.7 crore revenue surplus budget with an outlay of ₹12,371.63 crore and estimated expenditure of ₹12,369.46 crore.
The key highlight in the outlay is the proposed capital expenditure of ₹6,661 crore, which amounts to 54% of the total budget. As acute water shortage has gripped the city, the civic body proposes to drill 1,000 new borewells, but apart from that, there is precious little about water conservation.
