Administrator of Belagavi City Corporation and Deputy Commissioner M.G. Hiremath presented the annual budget of the municipal body in Belagavi on Wednesday. Though the urban local body has elected members, they have not taken charge as the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor are yet to be elected.
Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party leader Rajkumar Topannanavar criticised the State Government’s decision to announce the budget before the elected members could be sworn in. “This is undemocratic and goes against the spirit of decentralisation,’’ he said.
The budget shows a surplus of ₹6.1 lakh. Apart from regular revenue streams, the corporation will venture into new avenues such as revising rents for its commercial property and selling sites at important places in the city.
