Jalandhar's Budget 2025-26 was passed on Thursday during the first house meeting of the Municipal Corporation of newly elected Mayor Vaneet Dhir. The Jalandhar MC House meeting took place at the Red Cross building in Jalandhar at 3 pm. As per the information received, Jalandhar's Budget was kept at Rs 531 crore and it was passed within 3 minutes of the House Meeting. However, the budget was passed amid massive uproar and slongering by the opposition party's councillors.
Addressing the media, Jalandhar Mayor Vaneet Dhir slammed the Congress and said, "You all saw how they ruined the house meeting today. Congress councilors could not even listen to the development of the city. They all are misbehaving in the House Meeting."
Jalandhar Budget 2025-26 Breakdown
Sources in the known development informed True Scoop that out of Rs 530 crore, Rs 174.34 Crore is allocated for development projects and the rest to pay salaries and machinery bills. Notably, the revenue collection target in the budget made by the officers last year was not met.
The new House inherited only Rs 64 lakh in the corporation's treasury. A major proposal for cow cess collection has been made in the Jalandhar Budget 2025-26. Within the limits of the Municipal Corporation, non-AC marriage palaces will pay Rs 500 per party and AC marriage palaces will pay Rs 1000 as cow cess.
Apart from this, Rs 1 will be levied on the sale of every bag of cement and Rs 200 on the sale of two-wheelers, which will directly go into the corporation's account. Until now, Rs 1000 cow cess was going into the corporation's account on the sale of cars.
Apart from this, there has been a 10% increase in Teh Bazari fees. 17 parking spaces in the city will be given on contract. Their revenue targets have also been increased.
The budget for the previous financial year was Rs 440.46 crore. In the upcoming budget of Jalandhar, the focus is on sewerage, water, street lights, streets, and neighborhoods.
Jalandhar Budget 2025-26 Breakdown
- Property Tax: 75 Crore
- Building Application Fee, CLU: 40 Crore
- Building Reconciliation Fee: 4 Crore
- Development External Development Charges: 6 Crore
- Regularization Fee: 25 Crore
- License Fee: 1.75 Crore
- Rent and Lease Fee: 3.85 Crore
- Cow Cess: 4.95 Crore
- Teh Bazari Fee: 4 Crore
- Outdoor Media: 13 Crore
- Road Cutting: 7.15 Crore
- Interest Income: 4.40 Crore
- Sale of Properties: 28 Lakh
- Health Fee (Income from User Charges, Challans): 2 Lakh
- Water Supply and Sewerage Arrears: 1.21 Crore
- Other Income: 25 Crore
Crores of Rupees Will Be Spent on These Projects
- Roads: 40 Crore
- Maintenance of Gardens: 5 Crore
- Culverts, FOCs, Subways: 55 Lakh
- Octroi on Electricity: 1.10 Crore
- 15% Area in Stadiums to be Green Covered: 24 Crore
- Bio-Mining: 10 Crore
- Excise Duty: 5 Crore
- Construction and Conservation of Offices: 1.50 Crore
- RUB Maintenance: 2 Crore
- House Tax Arrears: 75 Lakh
- Construction of Public Toilets: 1.65 Crore
- City Beautification: 4.37 Crore
- Construction of Roads in Dairy Complex: 4 Crore
- CLC Infra Maintenance: 2.25 Crore
- Construction of Labor Roads: 22 Lakh
- Water Supply and Sewerage Workshop: 20 Lakh
- Slum Development: 1.10 Crore
- Water Supply and Sewerage: 80 Lakh
- Maintenance of Night Shelters: 50 Lakh
- Corporation Workshop: 2 Crore
- Other Development Works: 4 Crore
- Sewerage Works: 6 Crore
- Maintenance of Staff Houses: 1.50 Crore
- Electricity Bill of Disposal: 13 Crore
- Machinery Purchase: 3 Crore
- Water Supply Maintenance: 5 Crore
- Purchase of Land in Slaughter House, Varyana: 8 Crore
- Pumping Station, Super Suctioning: 20 Crore
- Planning of Sewerage Treatment Plant: 7 Crore
- Loan Repayment and Interest: 8.30 Crore
- Solid Waste Management: 1 Crore
- Gaushala Maintenance: 75 Lakh
- Dog Sterilization: 1.50 Crore
- Construction of Service Centers: 174.34 Crore
- Street Lights: 1.50 Crore
On the other hand, changes have also been made regarding Teh Bazari in the Municipal Corporation's budget this time. Teh Bazari fees will now be Rs 2000 to Rs 3000 on different roads.
Rs 100 will be collected daily from each cart in Kisan Mandi. Rs 3000 in Model Town, Guru Amardas Chowk to PPR Market, Bus Stand, Court Road, Patel Chowk, Rama Mandi. Rs 2000 in Shri Devi Talab Mandir, in front of MC office, Namdev Chowk to Skylark Chowk, MC office to Bhagat Singh Chowk, Mai Heeran Gate, Sodhal Mandir, Satguru Namdev Chowk.
If there is a fast food cart in places with Rs 2000, then Rs 3000 will be charged. Rs 1000 in other places outside the corporation's list.
Focus on Minister Mohinder Bhagat's Constituency
Work on roads and beautification in the Surgical Complex and Leather Complex has been approved. Rs 42.22 lakh to complete the work of Satguru Kabir Bhawan building on 120 Footi Road, Rs 48.60 lakh for remaining work in Satguru Ravidas Bhawan, Rs 24.46 lakh rupees to build a library in Bhagwan Valmiki Hall.
Street vending zone will be built at Babu Jagjivan Ram Chowk for Rs 3.50 crore.
Old issues of residents to be addressed
Ikhari Pulli sewerage remains closed due to blockages. A new sewerage disposal will be built for Rs 31.49 lakh. The work on the disposal was pending in the previous government due to opposition to the land.
A park will be built in the pond in these neighborhoods. The disposal is open from above. A slab will be put on it. Currently, about Rs 4-5 lakh are spent on technical advice.
Bio-mining will be done for Rs 10 crore. Roads, sewerage, and street light work will also be done.
A food street will be built in Nehru Garden for 1.21 lakh rupees. Tourism will be developed. Also, 11 new employees will be hired on contract in the corporation's workshop. Their work will be to wash vehicles and machinery and fix punctures. Rs 21.35 lakh will be spent on salaries. There are also proposals for transfers of permanent employees.