In the annual budget of Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) for 2024-25, the municipal commissioner had announced development works worth ₹5,501 crore. However, by the end of December, projects worth only ₹3,300 crore have been completed. 

A budget of ₹950 crore was allocated for the development of all seven zones of the city. But, only ₹171.88 crore had been spent by the end of November. This highlights that basic facility works at the zone level have not been carried out as expected.

With about three months remaining in the financial year, it remains uncertain whether the remaining 40% of the work can be completed.

In 2023-24, an expenditure of ₹9,508 crore was incurred against a revenue income of ₹7,038 crore.

Despite this, a revenue surplus of ₹876 crore was recorded as of March 31, 2024. This surplus was primarily due to the sale of various plots of land by the AMC and additional income generated due to GRUDA (Gujarat Regularisation of Unauthorised Development Act) impact fees.

Notably, the municipal commissioner had estimated that ₹7,650 crore would be deposited as revenue income in the draft budget this year. However, by the end of November, only ₹4,609 crore had been deposited in the municipal treasury, leaving a shortfall of around ₹3,000 crore.

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