BMC MLA Funding Part 1 Indian Express Exclusive News: As per BMC’s February 2023 policy, a maximum of Rs 35 crore could be given to every MLA. Of Mumbai’s 36 MLAs, 21 from ruling party all asked for it and got; 11 of 15 Opp MLAs wait for sanction
Over ₹500 crore in BMC funds allocated in February-December 2023 went exclusively to ruling coalition MLAs while opposition MLAs received none, reveals an Indian Express investigation.
In the 10 months between February 2023 and December 31, 2023, the BMC allotted Rs 163.29 crore from its Rs 900-crore contingency fund to 31 of the 227 “corporator wards” in Mumbai for carrying out civic works.