Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation, struggling to meet its revenue target, is yet to receive long-pending dues of Rs 3,045 crore from state govt, revealed a Right to Information (RTI) query filed earlier this month by a citizens’ group, which has now urged the civic body to intensify efforts to recover the outstanding amount.As per statutory provisions, a 1% surcharge is levied on stamp duty for property registrations within Pune city, which state govt is required to transfer to PMC. The corporation has, however, not received Rs 1,075.53 crore under this head for the financial years from 2019-20 to 2024-25. PMC is also entitled to goods and services tax (GST) compensation from state govt following the abolition of local body tax in 2017.Besides, 11 villages were merged into the PMC limits in 2017, but the corresponding GST grant amounting to Rs 1,421.70 crore for the last eight years is still unpaid. Likewise, after 23 more villages were merged in 2021, PMC has yet to receive GST grants of Rs 572.22 crore for these newly added areas.Vivek Velankar, member of citizens’ group Sajag Nagrik Manch, said, “The PMC standing committee has presented a record-breaking budget of Rs 15,500 crore for 2026-27. Such a budget will require unprecedented efforts to generate revenue. Otherwise, it will remain inflated only on paper. Strong action is needed at both administrative and political levels to ensure that state funds, which rightfully belong to PMC, are released immediately.“An official admitted that the civic body has already written to state govt seeking the release of the pending funds. “PMC is carrying out regular follow ups with state govt.The civic body was under administrative rule for the last four years in the absence of corporators. So, we got limited responses. Now, since an electedbody is in place, they (corporators) should expedite the process to recover the outstanding amount,” a senior official of PMC’s accounts department said.The administration has earned Rs 7,701 crore in revenue till Jan 31, 2026, and expects an additional Rs 2,000 crore by March-end, which is far below the projected target of Rs 12,618 crore for the financial year.Responding to concerns about achieving the ambitious revenue target, standing committee chairman Shreenath Bhimale said the administration has planned several measures, including an amnesty scheme and the deployment of special recovery teams. “A dedicated revenue committee is being formed to take on multiple responsibilities. Besides identifying new sources of income, it will also actively follow up with the state government to secure pending funds,” he added.
