Mohali, Sept. 3 -- The Punjab local bodies department has imposed a Rs.22 crore cut in the proposed budget of the Mohali municipal corporation (MC), which is already struggling with a financial crunch, for the year 2025-26.

The civic body had sought Rs.211 crore, projecting a surplus budget against an estimated expenditure of Rs.158.69 crore, but the local bodies department has sanctioned only Rs.188 crore after making substantial reductions under key heads.

The expenditure plan included Rs.64.50 crore under the establishment head, Rs.6.9 crore under contingency, Rs.52.19 crore for committed expenses, and Rs.35.31 crore for non-committed expenses.

The MC had proposed Rs.100 crore for the municipal funds, but only Rs.90 crore was approv...