2025-26 Budget
At a Glance
The revised budget of Mala Gramapanchayat for the financial year 2025–26 gives greater importance to social security, infrastructure development, drinking water supply, healthcare, employment guarantee schemes, and sanitation activities.
Key Financial Overview
- Total Receipts: ₹35.29 crore
- Total Expenditure: ₹38.64 crore
- Balance: ₹4.37 crore
- Opening Balance: ₹7.72 crore
Major Sources of Revenue
Tax Revenue
- Around ₹2.55 crore is expected from property tax, profession tax, entertainment tax, and related taxes.
Fees & Licenses
- ₹57 lakh revenue is expected through building permit fees, license fees, registration fees, and similar sources.
Government Grants and Pension Funds
- ₹11.20 crore has been allocated for various welfare pensions and government schemes.
Central and State Scheme Funds
- ₹17.72 crore has been allocated under schemes such as MGNREGS, Development Fund, Road Maintenance Fund, and Life Mission.
Major Expenditures
Staff Salaries and Administrative Expenses
- Approximately ₹2.16 crore has been allocated for salaries, allowances, and office expenses.
Street Lighting and Sanitation Activities
- Electricity expenses for street lights: ₹29 lakh
- Tax collection expenses: ₹35 lakh
- Separate allocations have also been made for sanitation activities.
Employment Guarantee Scheme
- ₹2.29 crore has been allocated for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).
Development of the Production Sector
An amount of ₹1.40 crore is being spent on agriculture, dairy production, animal husbandry, and water conservation. Major projects include:
- Paddy cultivation
- Vegetable farming
- Dairy development
- Water conservation
Major Investment in the Service Sector
Drinking Water
- ₹2.55 crore has been allocated for public drinking water projects.
Housing Scheme
- ₹6.25 crore has been allocated for housing construction and electrification.
Healthcare Sector
- Special funds have been allocated for allopathy, Ayurveda, and homeopathy hospitals, along with various healthcare programs.
Women and Child Welfare
- Major consideration has been given to women’s welfare, Anganwadis, and nutrition programs.
Waste Management
- Crores of rupees have been allocated for solid waste management initiatives.
Infrastructure Development
Roads and Lighting
- ₹1.18 crore has been allocated for road development, bus stands, public buildings, and street lighting.
Creation of Fixed Assets
- ₹7.73 crore has been allocated for concrete roads, blacktop roads, drainage systems, and buildings.
Social Security Schemes
Large allocations have been made for:
- Old-age pension
- Widow pension
- Pension for differently-abled persons
- Pension for unmarried women
Summary
This budget gives higher priority to public welfare sectors such as social security pensions, drinking water supply, housing schemes, healthcare, sanitation, employment guarantee schemes, and road development. It is a comprehensive development-oriented budget designed to ensure both infrastructure growth and social welfare in the village.