Mumbai's municipal elections will be held on January 15.
Often cited as the richest civic body in Asia, the city's annual municipal budget, presented February 4, 2025, is comparable in size to some countries.
How does the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation's budget compare with the budget of other Indian cities?
Mumbai
Annual municipal budget: ₹74,000 crores for 2025, according to www.MyBMC.com.
That does not include the approximate budgets of the rest of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region for 2025: Navi Mumbai (₹5,700 crores as per The Indian Express newspaper), Mira Bhayandar (₹2,700 crores as per the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation), Thane (₹5,600 crores as per The Indian Express), Kalyan-Dombivli (₹3,300 crores as per the Times Of India newspaper), Ulhasnagar (₹1,000 crores as per the TOI), Panvel (₹4,000 crores as per the Panvel Municipal Corporation), Vasai-Virar (₹3,900 crores as per the Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation), Bhiwandi (₹1,100 crores as per the TOI).
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Delhi
Annual municipal budget: ₹17,000 crores for 2025.
Kolkata
Annual municipal budget: ₹5,639 crores for 2025, according to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation web site.
Chennai
Annual municipal budget: ₹8,404.70 crores for 2025, according to the Greater Chennai Corporation web site.
5. Hyderabad
Annual municipal budget: ₹11,460 crores for 2025-2026, approved December 2025, according to The Hindu newspaper.
Bengaluru
Annual municipal budget: ₹19,930.64 crores, according to The Hindu.
Pune
Annual municipal budget: ₹12,618 crores for 2025, according to the Pune Mirror newspaper.
Ahmedabad
Annual municipal budget: ₹14,000 crores for 2025, according to the Ahmedabad Mirror newspaper.
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