Mayor Presents Budget of Rs. 55,137.334 Million for Karachi Metropolitan Corporation's Fiscal Year 2025-26newspaper blogspot

Karachi, June 24: Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab presented the budget for the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) for the fiscal year 2025-26 during a session of the City Council. The total revenue projected for KMC's 2025-26 budget is Rs. 55,283.606 million, while total expenditures are estimated at Rs. 55,137.334 million, resulting in a surplus of Rs. 146.272 million.

The KMC budget outlines the revenue breakdown as follows:

- Current Receipts: Rs. 44,149.843 million
- Capital Receipts: Rs. 2,133.763 million
- District ADP (Annual Development Program) Funds: Rs. 9,000.000 million

The expenditure breakdown includes:
- Establishment Costs: Rs. 31,591.494 million
- Contingent Expenses: Rs. 3,048.015 million
- Repair & Maintenance: Rs. 414.610 million
- Development Projects/Works: Rs. 3,013.200 million
- Development Works (CLICK): Rs. 7,434.000 million
- District ADP Expenditure: Rs. 9,000.000 million

Key allocations within the budget are as follows:
- Pension Fund, Miscellaneous Expenses & Bailout Package: Rs. 13,410.000 million
- Medical & Health Services: Rs. 7,298.559 million
- Municipal Services: Rs. 5,304.944 million
- Engineering Department: Rs. 4,375.192 million
- Revenue Departments (Land Enforcement, Estate, Katchi Abadi, PD Orangi, Charged Parking): Rs. 2,101.327 million
- Parks & Horticulture: Rs. 1,773.377 million
- Cultural, Sports & Recreation: Rs. 1,284.042 million
- Finance & Accounts (MUCT): Rs. 602.243 million
- Law Department: Rs. 254.645 million
- CLICK (World Bank Funded Project): Rs. 7,434.000 million
- Enterprise & Investment Promotion: Rs. 135.729 million
- Information Technology: Rs. 98.507 million
- Project Director Terminals: Rs. 56.225 million
- District ADP: Rs. 9,000.000 million

The budget estimates revenue sources as follows:
- Government Grants: Rs. 28,543.313 million
- K-Electric Dues Recovery: Rs. 850 million
- District ADP: Rs. 9,000.000 million
- CLICK (World Bank Funded Project): Rs. 7,434.000 million

Department-wise revenue recovery estimates include:
- Land Lease Department: Rs. 2,548.550 million
- Estate Department: Rs. 500.100 million
- Katchi Abadi: Rs. 155 million
- Enforcement & Implementation: Rs. 175 million
- PD Orangi: Rs. 196.213 million
- Charged Parking: Rs. 119.130 million
- MUCT & Advertisement: Rs. 3,050.100 million
- Finance & Accounts: Rs. 771.570 million
- Veterinary Services: Rs. 204.050 million
- Cultural, Sports & Recreation: Rs. 290.746 million
- Engineering Department: Rs. 161.500 million
- Medical & Health Services: Rs. 86.439 million
- Municipal Services: Rs. 349.500 million
- Parks & Horticulture: Rs. 101.280 million
- PD Terminal: Rs. 189.630 million
- E&IP (Enterprise & Investment Promotion): Rs. 26.650 million
- Excise & Taxation (Sindh Government Toll Tax Recovery): Rs. 200 million
- Other Miscellaneous Income: Rs. 50.965 million

Development projects and ADP allocations include:
- CLICK Development Works: Rs. 7,434.000 million
- Road Construction & Improvement: Rs. 200 million
- Stormwater Drain Cleaning: Rs. 150 million
- KMC Parks Upgradation: Rs. 355 million
- District-wise Improvements to Roads, Footpaths, Sewerage, Bridges & Roundabouts: Rs. 120 million
- Modern Medical & Electrical Equipment for KMC Hospitals: Rs. 124.650 million
- Infrastructure Development (446 schemes under District ADP): Rs. 4,633.230 million
- Parks Development (39 schemes): Rs. 464.480 million
- Municipal Services (20 schemes): Rs. 257.990 million

The budget also includes special development initiatives such as:
- MUCT Funded Special Projects: Rs. 500 million
- Monthly Allocation of Rs. 100,000 per Union Council: Rs. 295.200 million
- Solarization of KMC Buildings: Rs. 220.200 million
- Urban Forest on Gutter Baghicha: Rs. 50 million
- Kidney Hill Park Development: Rs. 50 million
- Shelter Homes for Drug Addicts: Rs. 50 million
- Park Adjacent to Choukundi Graveyard: Rs. 50 million