The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) approved the budget of Rs 55 billion for the year 2025-26, with a surplus of Rs 146.2 million.
According to the details, the KMC budget 2025-26 shows a surplus of Rs 146.2 million, with total income estimated at Rs 55.28 billion and expenditures at Rs 55.13 billion.
Over Rs 20 billion has been earmarked for development works across Karachi, for major infrastructure upgrades. Among these, Rs 9 billion has been approved for district-level Annual Development Programme (ADP) schemes.
A significant portion – Rs 31.59 billion – will go toward salaries and administrative expenses, while Rs 13.41 billion has been set aside for pensions of retired employees.
KMC has allocated Rs 7.29 billion for medical and health services. Additionally, Rs 7.43 billion will be spent on the World Bank-funded CLICK project to improve city governance.
To improve roads, Rs 4.63 billion is reserved under district development. Another Rs 4.37 billion is allocated for engineering-related works and Rs 5.3 billion for essential municipal services.
In green infrastructure, more than Rs 1.77 billion is budgeted for parks and horticulture, while Rs 98.5 million will go toward upgrading IT infrastructure and digital services.
Current receipts are projected at Rs 44.14 billion. KMC plans to carry out development worth Rs 300 million from its own revenue sources to reduce dependency on external funding.