DSCC declares Tk 6,760.74cr budget for FY25

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has announced a budget of Taka 6,760.74 crore for fiscal year of 2024-25.

DSCC Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh announced the budget at Mayor Hanif Auditorium at the Nagar Bhaban here.

The revenue income in the new budget from own source is Tk. 1,399.18 crore while Tk. 104.75 crore will come from other sectors.

Tk. 4,363 crore will come from government and foreign sources while Tk. 70 crore from government and block allocation.

The total operating expenditure has been estimated at Tk. 553.60 crore while other expenses have been estimated at Tk 15.02 crore.

Besides, DSCC’s own financing development expenditure is Tk. 1,005.31 crore while government and foreign auxiliary development expenditure is estimated at Tk. 4,363 crore.

Total development expenditure is determined at Tk. 5,368.31 crore and the closing status is estimated at Tk. 823.81 crore.

DSCC has allocated Tk 100 crore for resolving water logging problem in the financial year 2024-2025.

Apart from this, another Tk. one crore has been allocated for the purchase and installation of water pumps to alleviate water logging.

In the new financial year, DSCC has allocated Tk 44.47 crore for mosquito-eradication.

Analyzing the budget of the financial year 2024-2025, it has been found that DSCC will spend Tk 40 crore to buy pesticides used to kill mosquitoes in the current financial year.

Besides, Tk 3.75 crore will be spent on fogger, wheel, spray machines and transport.

Bleaching powder and disinfectant will be bought at a cost of another Tk 50 lakh. The latest mosquito control equipment will be purchased at a cost of Tk 50 lakh.

Last year, DSCC had announced a budget of Tk 6,751.56 crore for the fiscal year 2023-2024. (BSS)