Summary:
The standing committee has inflated the budget by Rs 680 crore as against that presented by the civic commissioner. “Steps are in the offing to curtail the expenses to save more money,” he said.Among major allocations, Metro project for Rs 8 crore, excluding Rs 2 crore for detailed project report of its extension up to Wagholi and Lohegaon airport. “The budgetary allocations will give a push to infrastructure projects to achieve “My Pune, Smart Pune” tag, Mulik said.The standing committee’s budget contained provisions worth Rs 680 crore more when compared to the civic commissioner’s draft budget of Rs 6,085 crore. Unlike civic chief Saurabh Rao’s proposal for a hike in property tax, Mulik stayed clear from proposing such hikes. There is no possibility that all the projects tabled in the budget will be executed..