🟢 At a Glance:
The Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) posted a revenue surplus of ₹384 crore in FY25. That’s right — the city made money. Yet somehow, the drainage near your nani’s gali still smells like ancient sins. While taxpayers bled ₹592 crore, grants and GST goodies rained down like it was Budget Diwas.
Let’s decode how Rajkot runs a profitable city while still blaming citizens for open manholes.
đź’° FY25 Financial Highlights (RMC)
| Category | Amount (in â‚ą Crore) |
|---|---|
| Revenue Receipts | â‚ą1,354.29 Cr |
| Revenue Expenditure | â‚ą969.91 Cr |
| Revenue Surplus | â‚ą384.38 Cr |
| Capital Receipts | â‚ą76.47 Cr |
| Capital Expenditure | â‚ą484.35 Cr |
| Overall Deficit | â‚ą(23.50) Cr (after adjustments) |
Yes, they ran a revenue
surplus, but capital works hit harder than a pothole in monsoon.
đź“Š Where Did the Money Come From?
| Source | â‚ą Crore | % of Total Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Revenue | â‚ą592.11 Cr | 43.7% |
| Non-Tax Revenue (Water bills, etc.) | â‚ą162.32 Cr | 12% |
| Assigned Revenue (GST, Motor Vehicle Tax, etc.) | â‚ą218.98 Cr | 16.2% |
| Grants (Smart City, SBM, AMRUT, etc.) | â‚ą381.26 Cr | 28.1% |
Moral of the story: RMC is less a tax body, more a grant collection agency with a receipt book.
🛠️ Where Did It Go?
| Category | â‚ą Cr Spent | % of Total Expense |
|---|---|---|
| Solid Waste Management | â‚ą203.96 Cr | 20.3% |
| Roads & Bridges | â‚ą143.76 Cr | 14.8% |
| Water Supply | â‚ą118.58 Cr | 12.2% |
| Health & Sanitation | â‚ą97.45 Cr | 10.1% |
| Drainage & Sewage | â‚ą84.36 Cr | 8.7% |
| Streetlights | â‚ą54.92 Cr | 5.6% |
| Misc. (like Cultural Grants) | â‚ą267.33 Cr | 27.6% |
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