Mumbai, February 25 The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has proposed a capital expenditure of ₹48,164.28 crore for 2026-27, an increase of about 11.59 per cent over 2025-26, signaling a renewed push for infrastructure and special projects.
BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani presented a budget of ₹80,952.56 crore for the financial year 2026-27 on Wednesday, marking an 8.77 per cent increase over the 2025-26 estimate of ₹74,427.41 crore for India's richest civic body.
The initial estimate for capital expenditure for 2025-26 was ₹43,162.23 crore, but it was revised downward to ₹39,159.51 crore. As of January 31 this year, actual capital expenditure stood at ₹22,425.16 crore.
A major portion of the capital outlay for the next fiscal has been earmarked for core infrastructure. Capital expenditure under the A, B, E, G, and T.A. heads, including improvement schemes, the education fund, water supply and sewerage, and the tree authority, is estimated at ₹30,069.89 crore.
Of this, ₹13,990 crore has been allocated for the Coastal Road, the Goregaon-Mulund Link Road (GMLR), sewage treatment plants (STPs), and other infrastructure projects. Capital expenditure for special projects has been proposed at ₹4,104.39 crore.
Internal temporary transfers are estimated at ₹13,765.74 crore in the coming fiscal.
On the revenue side, the BMC expects total revenue income of ₹51,510.94 crore in 2026-27, up 19.35 per cent over the 2025-26 budget estimate of ₹43,159.40 crore, and higher than the revised estimate of ₹46,778.12 crore.
Compensation for the abolition of octroi remains the single largest revenue source, and is estimated at ₹15,550.02 crore for 2026-27, compared to ₹14,398.16 crore in 2025-26. Actual receipts under this head till January 31, 2026, stood at ₹11,981.84 crore.
Development Plan (DP) fees and premiums are projected at ₹12,050 crore in 2026-27, up from the revised estimate of ₹11,153.75 crore in 2025-26. Property tax collections are budgeted at ₹7,000 crore for 2026-27, against the revised estimate of ₹6,200 crore for the current fiscal.
Other key contributors include water and sewage charges, at ₹2,393.46 crore, interest on investments at ₹2,572.23 crore, supervision charges at ₹3,298.45 crore, and grant-in-aid from the state government at ₹1,461.57 crore.
Receipts from the fire brigade department are estimated at ₹827 crore, roads and bridges at ₹575.66 crore, hospitals and medical colleges at ₹505.51 crore, the licence department at ₹381.55 crore, and "others" at ₹4,895.49 crore, according to the budget papers.
The budget projects a surplus of ₹89.84 crore for 2026-27, compared to ₹60.65 crore in the 2025-26 estimate and ₹97.98 crore in the revised estimate for the current fiscal.