ThePune (PMC) has approached the State Government for the release of its share of stamp duty charges amounting to Rs 237 crore.
The civic body is suffering a revenue loss due to the pandemic. The civic administration should get its share from the state government. It will help carry out Covid-19 mitigation work.
According to civic officials, they had decided to reduce their budget expenditure due to poor revenue generation in 2020-21 and introduced a 40 % cut. Only essential Services, mandatory and emergency works were allocated funds.