Highlights of BMC budget: Civic body unveils budget for 2015-16

The BMC, the country’s richest civic body, announced its budget on Wednesday in Mumbai. A new city-level cultural festival, along the lines of famous international festivals such as the Edinburgh festival, was announced.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the country’s richest civic body, announced its budget on Wednesday.

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A new city-level cultural festival, along the lines of famous international festivals such as the Edinburgh festival, was announced.

Highlights of the BMC budget:

* BMC's 2015-16 budget outlay: Rs 33,514.15 crore. A 7% increase from the 2014-15 budget of Rs 31,178.18 crore

* BMC education budget drops to Rs 2143.75 crores for 2015-16. It was Rs 2312.96 crores last year

* Mumbai to see new taxes. BMC considering tax on slums, fire safety and waste collection too

* For a culturally vibrant city BMC to hold Mumbai cultural festival every year.

* Museum of Mill history planned at India United Mills 2& 3

* Mumbai may have to pay up soon. BMC considering tax on slums, fire safety, transport as well as on waste collection

* BMC introduces pedestrian first policy. Uninterrupted width of footpath to be kept guarded by Rails and bollards

* Propelled by Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, BMC to draft a city sanitation plan

* Civic school students will not sit on floor. BMC to procure eco-friendly desks and benches

* To enhance computer knowledge of students, civic body to establish 200 new computer laboratories in municipal schools

* Civic body to provide tablets to class 8th students

* BMC's 2015-16 education budget: Rs 248.22 crore allocated for constructing 10 new schools on open plots