Guest Column: Chandigarh municipal corporation finances in a morass

The MC’s budget for FY 2024-25 left an uncovered deficit of ₹200 crore. Surprisingly, against an approved expenditure of ₹1,100 crore ( ₹960 crore under revenue head and ₹150 crore as capital expenditure), the receipts are only ₹910 crore, including ₹560 crore as grant from the UT administration and ₹350 crore from its own receipts.