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.