Amritsar Municipal Corporation General House meeting to be held on March 30
his will be the second General House meeting of the current corporation
After a gap of nearly one year, Amritsar Mayor Jatinder Singh Moti Bhatia has convened a General House and Budget meeting of the Municipal Corporation (MC) on March 30. Around 50 proposals are expected to be taken up for discussion during the meeting. This will be the second General House meeting of the current corporation. The previous meeting was held on March 29, 2025.
With the financial year 2025-26 nearing its end, the approval of the MC budget has become mandatory to ensure continuance of the civic operations.
Officials said if the budget was not passed by the House, all financial transactions of the MC would come to a halt from April 1, 2026, including payments and execution of development works. The corporation had approved a budget of Rs 459.45 crore for the financial year 2025-26.
As per the Municipal Corporation Act, the meeting agenda must be circulated among all members, including seven MLAs and 85 councillors, at least 72 hours in advance. Accordingly, the branch concerned of the MC has been tasked with ensuring timely distribution of the agenda by tomorrow (March 28).
The MC has proposed a budget of Rs 481 crore for the financial year 2026-27, with 20 per cent earmarked for the development works. In the current financial year, the corporation had achieved nearly 80 per cent of its targeted revenue collection.
Out of the proposed Rs 481 crore budget, Rs 315 crore is allocated for salaries, which constitute around 66 per cent of the total expenditure. At least 80 per cent of the salary payments will be met through the corporation’s share of the GST funds. An amount of Rs 98 crore, nearly 20 per cent of the budget, has been allocated for development and maintenance works, including construction and repair of roads, laying and repair of sewer lines, installation of street lights, construction of cattle sheds and maintenance of parks.
