'1948 crore budget for RMC approved, ward funds hiked

RANCHI: An amended budget of Rs 1,948 crore for the 2018-19 fiscal has been approved by the standing committee of Ranchi Municipal Corporation on Monday and forwarded it for the approval by the civic body's board.
The last budget volume stood at Rs 1,928 crore. RMC's public relations officer Naresh Kumar Sinha said, "The standing committee has made amendments in the budget which was proposed earlier. These amendments include increase of budget allocated for ward development from Rs 5 crore to Rs 10 crore and hike of allotment for hand pumps and HYDT from Rs 2 crore to Rs 6 crore."
He also said, "This amendment will be tabled in the RMC's general board meeting which is likely to be held in the last week of February after which the budget will be approved." Another agenda discussed was giving extension to officers of RMC who have retired. Sinha said, "It was decided that six officials of RMC who have retired will be given an extension for six months."