India, Jan. 21 -- The newly appointed chairperson of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) standing committee will get an opportunity to prepare and present the civic body's annual budget for 2026-27 soon after assuming charge.

Under the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations (BPMC) Act, it is mandatory for the municipal commissioner to present the draft annual budget to the standing committee by January 15 each year. Traditionally, the standing committee head presents the final budget after examining the draft.

However, for the past three years, with PMC under administrative rule, the municipal commissioner had been presenting the final budget.

Following the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) clear majority in PMC, the party is expected ...