🏙️ Bengaluru Civic Budget 2026 – Key Updates

📊 1. First-ever split civic budgets

• Bengaluru will present 5 separate civic budgets (East, West, North, South, Central).
• This comes after BBMP restructuring into Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA)

💰 2. Huge budget size expected

• Total combined civic budget likely around ₹20,000 crore.
• Each corporation may have ₹3,000–₹5,000 crore allocation.

🛣️ 3. Focus on local infrastructure

• Proposal: ₹5 crore per ward for development.
• Key priorities:
  • Roads & pothole fixing
  • Footpaths & pedestrian safety
  • Basic civic services

🏗️ 4. Major development works (from state + civic planning)

• ₹1,255 crore for ward-level infrastructure
• ₹3,000 crore for 450 km road white-topping
• 175 junction beautification + 500 km footpaths
• 100 skywalks planned

🚆 5. Big urban projects

• 41 km Metro expansion (benefits ~15 lakh people daily)
• Cauvery Phase VI water project (₹6,939 crore)
• Stormwater drain upgrades & lake development

💸 6. Revenue & financial challenges

• ₹530 crore property tax pending from 1,000+ defaulters
• Corporations may use municipal bonds to raise funds

🌊 7. Water & environment focus

• Sewage treatment capacity expansion underway
• New STPs planned to handle growing city waste

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