Mymensingh City Corporation (MCC) has approved a budget of Tk 452 crore for the financial year 2022-2023, with a revenue budget of Tk 90 crore and a development budget of Tk 362 crore. At the same time, the revised budget of Tk 235 crore 24 lakh for the financial year 2021-2022 was approved in this meeting.
This was approved in the budget meeting on Thursday (September 1) afternoon in MCC Shaheed Shahabuddin Auditorium under the chairmanship of Mayor Md Ikramul Haque Titu and in the presence of councilors and officials. Besides, before the budget meeting, the 18th corporation meeting of the month was held under the chairmanship of the mayor. In the meeting, Mayor Titu said that development activities have been disrupted due to the situation caused by the Covid-19 and Russia-Ukraine war. We are trying to move forward by facing this crisis.
About 85% of the city's adults have been vaccinated against Covid-19. An attempt has been made to bring city services to the doorsteps of citizens by establishing zones.
About the implementation of the budget, the Mayor said that the implementation of the budget should be done efficiently to ensure maximum citizen service.
Besides, more attention should be given to the implementation of various income generating initiatives to increase the capacity of the City Corporation.
In this fiscal year, general establishment expenditure is Tk 24 crore, education-culture, sports and social welfare sector Tk 4 crore 26 lakh, health sector Tk 2 crore 95 lakh, waste management sector Tk 14 crore 40 lakh, development sector Tk 21 crore, transport sector 7 crore 80 lakh rupees, 2 crore rupees for urban planning sector and 5 crore 45 lakh rupees for miscellaneous sectors have been approved.
Chief Executive Officer Md. Yusuf Ali, Convener Panel of Budget Formulation Committee Mayor-1 and Councilor of Ward No. 7 Md. Asif Hossain Don, other committee members, councilors and heads of other departments and branches of City Corporation were present in the meeting.
