MCG passes ₹1,571-cr budget for Gurugram, focuses on civic infra
MCG has allocated ₹350 crore for sanitation and solid waste management, ₹80 crore for road development, ₹35 crore each for sewage/drainage and water supply, ₹40 crore for public lighting
The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) on Tuesday passed its ₹1,571-crore budget proposal for the financial year 2025–26 during a special house session chaired by newly elected mayor Raj Rani Malhotra.
According to officials, ₹102 crore has been allocated for repairs, ₹16 crore for health and sports, ₹15 crore for cow shelters, and ₹110 crore for infrastructure development. (HT Archive)
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The meeting was attended by Gurugram MLA Mukesh Pehalwan, MCG commissioner Ashok Kumar Garg, elected councillors, and senior municipal officials. MCG chief accounts officer Vijay Singla presented the estimates, projecting ₹1,497 crore in expenditure, with the budget aiming to strike a balance between income generation and essential public services.
According to the budget proposal, revenue targets include ₹275 crore from property tax, ₹100 crore from advertisements, and ₹500 crore from stamp duty. Other sources include ₹50 crore each from EDC and water/sewerage charges, ₹45 crore from bank interest, and ₹40 crore each from miscellaneous sources and municipal taxes.
Additionally, the corporation has allocated ₹350 crore for sanitation and solid waste management, ₹80 crore for road development, ₹35 crore each for sewage/drainage and water supply, ₹40 crore for public lighting, and ₹120 crore for water bills. Meanwhile, ₹102 crore has been allocated for repairs, ₹16 crore for health and sports, ₹15 crore for cow shelters, and ₹110 crore for infrastructure development.
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Malhotra termed the budget as a “strategic step toward Gurugram’s sustainable development, infrastructure expansion, and citizen welfare”, stating that it would push the city closer to its smart city goals.
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Malhotra termed the budget as a “strategic step toward Gurugram’s sustainable development, infrastructure expansion, and citizen welfare”, stating that it would push the city closer to its smart city goals.
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Commissioner Garg, meanwhile, added, “This is a vision for holistic development. Provisions for sanitation, infrastructure, and services aim to make Gurugram more organised and citizen friendly.”
However, councillors raised local concerns about property tax recovery, advertisement regulations, water metering, drainage issues, waste collection, street lighting, illegal dairies, and waterlogging, with many offering revenue-boosting suggestions.
Leena Dhankhar is Senior Editor and Bureau Chief, Gurugram, at Hindustan Times, where she has spent over 17 years chronicling the transformation of one of India's fastest-growing urban regions. From starting her career as a crime reporter to leading the Gurugram bureau, her journalism has been defined by investigative reporting, in-depth storytelling and an unwavering focus on public interest.
Over nearly two decades, she has reported extensively across crime, politics, civic governance, elections, real estate, environment, courts, sports, education and entertainment, covering Gurugram, Faridabad, Nuh and Palwal. Her reporting has exposed several major scams and systemic failures, including insurance frauds, waste management irregularities, illegal arms manufacturing units in Nuh, illegal mining in the Aravallis, organised crime networks and governance lapses affecting millions of residents.
Known for her investigative work and exclusive stories, Leena has reported on high-impact national issues, including the Nicaragua charter flight carrying Indian migrants that was turned back amid allegations of human trafficking, exposing the growing network of illegal immigration rackets. Her work has also focused on gang wars, prison administration, juvenile crime, women and child protection systems, the functioning of the Juvenile Justice Board and Child Welfare Committee, and environmental challenges such as pollution, waterlogging and deteriorating civic infrastructure.
Beyond hard news, Leena has extensively documented Haryana's rich heritage, forests and wildlife, bringing attention to the state's historical landmarks, biodiversity, conservation efforts and ecological challenges through immersive reportage and feature writing.
Her journalism has consistently gone beyond breaking news. She has documented Gurugram's rapid urbanisation through long-form narratives and enterprise reporting on issues ranging from pothole-ridden roads, flooding and waste management to the changing social fabric of India's Millennium City. She also writes widely read feature columns, including The Outsider, Changemaker, and Concern for Gurugram, profiling people, places and ideas shaping the city's identity.
Leena is the author of Gurugram School Murder, published by Juggernaut Books, a deeply reported account of one of India's most high-profile school murder investigations. She is currently working on her second book, an investigative work exploring some of India's most significant scams and fraud investigations.
Beyond print journalism, she has expanded her storytelling through public speaking and digital media. She is a TEDx speaker and has produced podcasts exploring Gurugram's transformation, civic challenges and untold stories. Her work reflects a commitment to narrative journalism that combines rigorous reporting with compelling storytelling.
A law graduate with an MBA in Human Resources, Leena brings a multidisciplinary perspective to her reporting, particularly on governance, public policy and legal affairs. She has travelled extensively across India to pursue investigative assignments, often reporting from remote locations and conflict-prone areas in search of stories that matter.
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