Ahmedabad first urban centre of focus on climate budget

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation becomes India's first local body to include a climate chapter in its budget, allocating ₹5,619.58 crore for climate action.

On February 25, with the approval of the budget for financial year 2025-26, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) became India’s first urban local body to include a separate climate chapter as part of its main budget.

People brave the heat wave in hot summer afternoon at Kartavaya Path ,in New Delhi, in June 13, 2024. (HT Photo)

Titled “sustainable and climate budget”, the chapter has earmarked over a third of AMC’s total budget of ₹15,502 crore — ₹5,619.58 crore — for climate action. This outlay will be used to implement a net-zero climate resilient city action plan in line with