Agartala, April 23 -- Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) of Tripura Mayor Dipak Majumder on Wednesday presented a tax-free deficit budget of Rs 476.55 crore for the financial year 2025-26. This marks an increase of Rs 60 crore from last year's budget of Rs 416 crore.

The AMC has earmarked Rs 56 lakh for establishing a moder slaughterhouse in the city. The move aims to phase out open slaughter of animals in markets and street side vending zones, officials have said.

In his speech, the Mayor attributed the enhanced outlay to higher revenue income and significant grants from the Central and State Governments under key schemes such as the 15th Finance Commission, Swachh Bharat Mission, PMAY (Urban), and Smart City Mission. No new taxes or...