VMC panel clears 7,672cr finances, rejects service cost hikes | Vadodara Information – The Instances of India

Vadodara: The standing committee of the Vadodara Municipal Company (VMC) on Saturday cleared a Rs 7,672 crore finances for 2026–27 and forwarded it to the overall board, rejecting all proposed hikes in service expenses and administrative charges.The VMC administration had proposed steep will increase in service expenses, administrative charges and different levies to generate extra income, at the same time as taxes had been left unchanged. After three days of deliberations, the standing committee struck down all of the proposed hikes.VMC commissioner Arun Mahesh Babu had offered a finances of Rs 7,609 crore, which the standing committee elevated to Rs 7,672 crore. The committee lower allocations for the flower present by Rs 9.99 crore and recruitment exams and examinations by Rs 3.5 crore, whereas elevating expenditure on pavements and associated works by Rs 20 lakh.The committee projected larger income from administrative penalties for littering and related violations on the ward stage, rents from retailers and cabins, plumber licence charges, sale of handled wastewater, and gentry gate ads. It additionally included Rs 12 crore because the state govt’s contribution to town bus service.Allocations for worker welfare, together with rewards and accident compensation, had been elevated. The committee additionally raised spending on competition illumination, electrical energy for streetlights, stray animal nuisance management, and key roads, together with city planning scheme roads.