The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has just released its budget of Rs.74,427 cr for 2025-26. Here are 5 curious things about the BMC

1. BMC's budget is 6 times the size of Bengaluru's (Rs 12,000 cr), 9 times the size of Hyderabad's (Rs. 8,000 cr), Chennai's (Rs. 7,800 cr).
2. BMC has never issued a municipal bond.
3. If you take away the compensation for octroi received from the state government, BMC's budget would be half of what it is.
4. BMC performs civic functions that are way beyond the scope of other cities- it runs hospitals and medical colleges.
5. BMC provides for pension and provident fund contributions for its employees in its budget.