BENGALURU: The deputy chief minister, mayor, deputy mayor and chairperson of the taxation and financing status committee have between themselves controlled to get 6% (Rs 784 crore) of the BBMP’s Rs 13,000 crore budgetary outlay for discretionary allocation.
While mayor Gangambike Mallikarjun, her deputy Bhadre Gowda and finance committee chairperson Hemalatha Gopalaiah are a number of the 198 councillors representing as many wards of BBMP, deputy CM G Parameshwara isn't an elected representative from Bengaluru, but will get the discretionary fund as he’s the Benglauru building minister.
Gangambike has at her disposal Rs 216 crore, Bhadre Gowda Rs 95 crore and Hemalatha Rs 131 crore, whilst Parameshwara has were given Rs 150 crore. The price range allotted to the mayor, her deputy and Hemalatha include the discretionary outlays sanctioned for their wards.
However, it can be recalled that each of the opposite corporators used to be supplied Rs 2-3 crore for discretionary use. This isn't the primary time that the cream of elected representatives within the Palike has garnered price range for discretionary allocation.
Besides, the quartet and two others have additionally been allocated another Rs 192 crore, which they appropriated from unspent price range of last yr’s budget. The resolution to appropriate last yr’s allocation for discretionary disbursal used to be taken on February 19. Accordingly, the mayor gets another Rs 51 crore, the deputy mayor Rs 15 crore, Hemalatha Rs 51 crore and Parameshwara Rs 52 crore. The JD(S) leader within the council may also get Rs four crore and opposition party (BJP) leader Rs four crore from last yr’s price range. The BBMP commissioner too has been allocated Rs 15 crore.
As mayoral elections happen each September and the budget is presented in February, the existing BBMP council has adopted the practice of re-appropriating price range from the previous budget for discretionary usage.
Incidentally, discretionary price range are never sanctioned for works to be undertaken on precedence or any disaster-related works. “The price range are generally used to execute works demanded via the leaders’ followers or to unfold their influence. The execution of works, then again, is passed over to Karnataka Road Infrastructure Development Limited (KRIDL), a state-government undertaking,” a corporator said.
On February 14, IdealNews had published a file — ‘Four days ahead of budget, mayor & workforce eye Rs 605 crore for discretionary use’— in those columns. However, the taxation and finance status committee may re-appropriate best Rs 190 crore within the backdrop of shortage of unutilised price range.
Funds allotted for discretionary usage, together with re-appropriation of FY 2018-19
While mayor Gangambike Mallikarjun, her deputy Bhadre Gowda and finance committee chairperson Hemalatha Gopalaiah are a number of the 198 councillors representing as many wards of BBMP, deputy CM G Parameshwara isn't an elected representative from Bengaluru, but will get the discretionary fund as he’s the Benglauru building minister.
Gangambike has at her disposal Rs 216 crore, Bhadre Gowda Rs 95 crore and Hemalatha Rs 131 crore, whilst Parameshwara has were given Rs 150 crore. The price range allotted to the mayor, her deputy and Hemalatha include the discretionary outlays sanctioned for their wards.
However, it can be recalled that each of the opposite corporators used to be supplied Rs 2-3 crore for discretionary use. This isn't the primary time that the cream of elected representatives within the Palike has garnered price range for discretionary allocation.
Besides, the quartet and two others have additionally been allocated another Rs 192 crore, which they appropriated from unspent price range of last yr’s budget. The resolution to appropriate last yr’s allocation for discretionary disbursal used to be taken on February 19. Accordingly, the mayor gets another Rs 51 crore, the deputy mayor Rs 15 crore, Hemalatha Rs 51 crore and Parameshwara Rs 52 crore. The JD(S) leader within the council may also get Rs four crore and opposition party (BJP) leader Rs four crore from last yr’s price range. The BBMP commissioner too has been allocated Rs 15 crore.
As mayoral elections happen each September and the budget is presented in February, the existing BBMP council has adopted the practice of re-appropriating price range from the previous budget for discretionary usage.
Incidentally, discretionary price range are never sanctioned for works to be undertaken on precedence or any disaster-related works. “The price range are generally used to execute works demanded via the leaders’ followers or to unfold their influence. The execution of works, then again, is passed over to Karnataka Road Infrastructure Development Limited (KRIDL), a state-government undertaking,” a corporator said.
On February 14, IdealNews had published a file — ‘Four days ahead of budget, mayor & workforce eye Rs 605 crore for discretionary use’— in those columns. However, the taxation and finance status committee may re-appropriate best Rs 190 crore within the backdrop of shortage of unutilised price range.
Funds allotted for discretionary usage, together with re-appropriation of FY 2018-19
BBMP biggies get Rs 784cr for discretionary funds
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