The Hindu 29.03.2011
Bijapur CMC approves Rs. 3.28-crore surplus budget
The Bijapur City Municipal Council (CMC) approved a Rs. 3.28-crore
surplus budget for 2011-2012 at the general body meeting here on Monday.
The income was shown as Rs. 102.94 crore while the
expenditure was estimated at Rs 99.66 crore. The head-wise expenditure
was Rs. 6.29 crore for salaries, Rs. 8 lakh for pension, Rs. 12 lakh for
printing and stationery, Rs. 7 crore for administration, Rs. 6 lakh for
rent, Rs. 2 crore for fixing slab stones on roads, Rs. 20 lakh for
repair and maintenance of culverts and gutters, Rs. 40 lakh for
maintaining streetlights, Rs. 1.16 crore for fuel and Rs. 1 crore for
outsourcing.
The other expenditure included Rs. 35 lakh for repair
and maintenance of storm-water drains and open drains, Rs. 11 lakh for
labour, Rs. 20 lakh for road indicators, Rs. 10 lakh for public health,
Rs. 10 lakh for maintaining crematoriums, Rs. 2.5 crore for cleanliness
and solid waste management, Rs. 80 lakh for underground drainage, Rs. 60
lakh for maintenance of urban forests and gardens, and Rs. 12 lakh for
slum development.
During the discussion on the budget proposals, some
members pointed out that the council had to pay Rs. 5 crore to
contractors who had taken up works during previous years. Also, the
officers concerned were overburdened as the chief accountant’s post was
vacant.