Rawalpindi:
The competent authority has approved the budget of the Rawalpindi Acantonation Board for fiscal year 2025-26 with a cut of RS485.7 million, which reduces the original RS7.436 billion proposal to a revised estimate of 6,951 billion rupees.
The cuts were mainly made in allocations for diverse expenses and maintenance and repair work.
According to the details, the Rawalpindi Acantonation Board initially approved the RS7,436 billion budget at a meeting of the Board for the densely populated cliff area of 10, and sent it to the Director of Land and Military Candies, the Rawalpindi region, for the final approval.
The approved budget includes: RS3.208 billion for wages and pensions (approved without deductions), RS1,542 billion for miscellaneous expenses (after a cut of 34 million rupees), RS6 billion for general works (approved in its entirety), RS385 million for the previous maintenance and reparation (after a cut of RS59 million), for the comparison of the authority, the authority of the authority, the authority of the authority of the authority. RS385 of RS385 in the previous cut (previous repair (after the cut of RS59 million), for the comparison authority, the RS800 authority of RS385 in the previous cut in the cut of RS800. 2024-25 Budget. According to sources of the Acantonation Board, the Board achieved a yield of 86% against the budgetary objectives of last year.
Despite the new budget, residents continue to face serious problems in the cliff area, particularly in densely populated background towns, which contrast strongly with well -developed frontal areas. The problems include roads and broken streets, lack of street lighting, poor sanitation, a defective sewerage system, invasions, commercial activity not regulated in residential areas and a generalized illegal construction.
The most pressing concern remains the lack of access to drinking water. Due to the absence of an adequate water supply network, many residents are forced to install private holes at their own cost.
In addition to public frustration, the Acantonation Board has now increased water supply and sanitation taxes by 100% to 200% at the meeting of the Board after the Budget.
In protest, the members chosen left the session and announced that they would challenge the decision in the Superior Court of Lahore, Bench Rawalpindi.
RMC prioritizes lifting projects
Our correspondent
The Municipal Corporation of Rawalpindi (RMC) approved an annual budget worth RS8.80 billion for fiscal year 2025-26, with a surplus balance of RS442.5 million.
The administrator of the Municipal Corporation and Commissioner Engineer of Rawalpindi, Aamir Khattak, sanctioned the budget after detailed discussions about the proposals presented by the director of the director Imran Ali.
According to official budget figures, total resources, which include the final balance of last year, the opening balance for the new fiscal year and the projected income collections are located at RS8.80 billion.
From this, RS2.30 billion for non -development expenses, including wages and pensions, have been assigned with a special provision of RS8 billion reserved exclusively for pension payments. The development budget has been assigned at RS6.04 billion.
Key allocations under the development budget include RS1.92 billion for current development schemes,
RS1.90 billion for new annual development programs (ADP), RS2 billion for road carpets and infrastructure rehabilitation, RS176.1 million designated for sports and cultural activities.
During the current fiscal year, the Municipal Corporation plans to prioritize the completion of several current and new development schemes. These include the city’s road carpet, the construction and repair of streets, updates of the Nullahs drainage and maintenance systems, installation of lampposts and establishment of an underground cable network in Raja Bazaar and commercial market.
