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Mumbai Corporators Seek 67% Ward Development Fund Increase
Mumbai’s local elected representatives receive money to fix problems in their wards.
They want this yearly amount increased from ₹60 lakh to ₹1 crore.
They say roads, toilets, gutters, gardens and sanitation now cost more to maintain.
They also say Mumbai’s population and civic needs have grown.
BJP corporator Ashwini Mate proposed the increase.
Corporators from Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress support the request.
They say taxes and other BMC charges reduce the money available for actual work.
The BMC’s general body will consider the proposal before it goes to the Municipal Commissioner.
Corporators are seeking an increase in the annual ward development allocation from ₹60 lakh to ₹1 crore.
BJP corporator Ashwini Mate has moved a notice of motion for the proposed 67% hike.
Supporters cite inflation, higher material and labour costs, population growth and rising civic demands.
The funds are intended for works including road repairs, sanitation, public toilets, gutters and gardens.
The proposal will be considered at the BMC’s next general body meeting and, if approved, sent to the Municipal Commissioner.
- Who
- BMC corporators, led by BJP corporator Ashwini Mate, are seeking the increase, with support from Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress corporators.
- What
- A proposal would raise the annual ward development allocation per corporator from ₹60 lakh to ₹1 crore, a 67% increase.
- Where
- Mumbai, within the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s wards.
- When
- The proposal is scheduled for consideration at the BMC’s next general body meeting; the article is dated August 31, 2026.
- Why
- Corporators cite inflation, higher material and labour costs, population growth, increased civic demands and deductions from the allocated funds.
Key facts
- Current allocation
- ₹60 lakh annually per corporator
- Proposed allocation
- ₹1 crore annually per corporator
- Requested increase
- 67%, or an additional ₹40 lakh
- Number of corporators
- 227
- Proposed civic uses
- Road repairs, sanitation, public toilets, gutter repairs, road concreting and garden upkeep
- Deductions cited
- 18% GST plus another 14% in various BMC charges
- Previous revision
- The allocation was increased from about ₹35 lakh to ₹60 lakh in 2011 and has not been revised since, according to corporators
Quotes
Sachin Padwal
Senior Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator
“Since we are in the Opposition, the corporator fund is the only source available to us for carrying out civic works in our wards. The allocation for each of the 227 corporators is already inadequate. If another Rs 40 lakh is added and made a budgetary provision, it will become a committed allocation and cannot be arbitrarily taken away.”
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“This is not merely a demand for more money for corporators; it is a demand for adequate funds for the people of every ward. We have consistently demanded that the corporator fund be increased to Rs 1 crore so that elected representatives can effectively respond to the genuine civic needs of their constituents.”
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