AMC presents ₹17,000 crore budget for Ahmedabad, sports infrastructure in focus

The draft budget of the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) for the financial year 2026-27 was presented today. Banchhanidhi Pani, Municipal Commissioner unveiled a draft budget of ₹17,018 crore, which includes several major announcements.

AMC Budget 2026-27

AMC Budget 2026–27: Total Outlay

Total expenditure: ₹17,018 crore

Revenue expenditure: ₹7,150 crore

Capital expenditure: ₹9,868 crore

Climate & Environment Infrastructure

Water & Wastewater

9 rehabilitation works: ₹1,402.87 crore

15 new water distribution stations: ₹474 crore

Safe & smart water management: ₹200 crore

4 sewage treatment plants (315 MLD): ₹604 crore

2 new sewage pumping stations: ₹70.39 crore

Storm Water & Flood Management

Flood-proof city projects: ₹472.71 crore

15 lakefront developments: ₹80 crore

7 lake redevelopments: ₹40 crore

6 lake interlinking projects: ₹48 crore

Solid Waste Management

Waste-to-Wonder Park: ₹200 crore

12 C&D waste collection station renovations: ₹50 crore

PPP biogas plant: ₹25 crore

33 RRR (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) centres: ₹2.4 crore

Clean Air Mission

Air pollution control devices at 50 traffic junctions: ₹17.5 crore

Air purification systems at 26 crematoriums: ₹5 crore

Urban Greening

Mission 5 million trees: ₹100 crore

30 thematic road beautification projects: ₹100 crore

16 new gardens + 26 renovations: ₹48.82 crore

24 lake garden redevelopments: ₹31 crore

8 linear parks: ₹10 crore

25 vertical gardens: ₹7.5 crore

Energy & Sustainability

Renewable energy & EV transition (95 MW RE plant + EV buses): ₹505 crore

Net-zero & carbon-neutral portals: ₹10 crore

Wire-free city project: ₹100 crore

AI-driven smart street lighting: ₹100 crore

Mobility & Transport

Public Transport & Traffic

Adaptive Traffic Control System: ₹899 crore

30 new traffic signal installations: ₹7.5 crore

Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority: ₹5 crore

Multimodal transport hub: ₹980 crore

3,000 EV buses (AMTS + BRTS): Budgeted (no figure specified)

Roads & Corridors

Precinct development (33.8 km): ₹865 crore

200 km road development: ₹700 crore

North–South corridor (Nana Chiloda–Sanathal, 26.6 km): ₹660 crore

SG Highway iconic development: ₹600 crore

8 iconic roads: ₹250 crore

13 model roads: ₹250 crore

Bridges & Flyovers

Nehrunagar–ISKCON elevated corridor + Bopal–Ghuma elevated corridor: ₹1,000 crore

5 railway overbridges: ₹775 crore

3 flyover bridges: ₹225 crore

Subhash Bridge renovation: ₹272 crore

Social Infrastructure

Healthcare

4 new community health centres + 3 upgrades: ₹105 crore

Bodakdev Urban Health Centre: ₹4 crore

Fire & Emergency Services

1 model fire station + 14 new fire stations: ₹420 crore

Fire equipment purchase: ₹150 crore

10 fire motorcycles: ₹1.5 crore

Housing & Education

Slum-free housing (50,000+ units): ₹1,440 crore

36 new schools: ₹90 crore

Women & Child Infrastructure

25 pink toilets: ₹6 crore

50 smart anganwadis: ₹3 crore

100 new anganwadis: ₹17 crore

Women skill development bhavan, women gymnasium, pink toilets (additional): ₹8.75 crore

Sports Infrastructure

11 new sports complexes: ₹211.88 crore

5 gyms, 3 swimming pools, 35 playgrounds: ₹110.96 crore

Sports city development (overall): ₹430.84 crore

City Development & Beautification

City entry gates: ₹50 crore

City squares: ₹692 crore

Science & futuristic park: ₹80 crore

Precinct development & iconic roads (additional): ₹964.25 crore

Riverfront & Ecology

Sabarmati Riverfront Phase III (Indira Bridge to Narmada Canal): ₹100 crore

Tropical forest project: ₹56 crore

An elevated corridor will be built from Bopal Ring Road to Ghuma, Nehrunagar to Shivranjani, and Satellite Ramdevnagar to ISKCON.

Construction of five railway overbridges and three flyovers has also been announced.

No increase in property tax this year.

The provision for an annual 2% tax hike, included in the budget two years ago, will not be applied this year.