Rs 765 Cr Requested from Govt, only Rs 59 Cr granted

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Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: The District Planning Committee (DPC) is expected to receive Rs 1,500 crore from the State Government for the upcoming financial year 2026–27. An additional demand of Rs 765 crore was made to the Government. However, the Government has approved a plan of Rs 794 crore, an increase of only Rs 59 crore over last year's plan of Rs 735 crore.

Meanwhile, the first DPC meeting of the new financial year is scheduled to be held on May 15 in the presence of District Guardian Minister Sanjay Shirsat.

In 2025–26, a total of Rs 849 crore had been approved, comprising Rs 735 crore for the District Annual Plan, Rs 104 crore for the Scheduled Caste Sub-Plan, and Rs 10.46 crore for the sub-plan outside tribal areas.

For the year 2026–27, the financial limit for the General District Annual Plan was Rs 526.83 crore.

The departments had actually demanded Rs 2,031.97 crore, and a proposed plan of Rs 1,500 crore was submitted to the Government. The committee approved an additional demand of Rs 765 crore compared to 2025–26, but the Government sanctioned only Rs 59 crore from this. As a result, the planned development works are now set to face a major setback.

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Projects for which Rs 1,500 crore was demanded:

Project Amount

---Global Dental Excellence Centre at Government Dental College and Hospital--Rs 150 Cr

--Skill and MSME Common Facility Hub, ITI Upgradation (for skilled manpower development)--- Rs 50 Cr

--Multi-Level Parking at Municipal Corporation HQ and on Municipal Corporation land in the city-- Rs 150 Cr

--District-Level Women and Child Development Centre in the Municipal Corporation area-- Rs 70 Cr

--Public Toilets for Women---Rs 50 Cr

--EV Charging Stations at various parking lots in the city-- Rs 50 Cr

--Updation of Land Records Department for implementation of SVAMITVA Scheme--Rs 50 Cr

--Conservation of Forts, Temples and Important Protected Monuments--Rs 450 Cr

--Solar Rooftop on Government Buildings--Rs 680 Cr