Pune District Planning Committee Approves ₹1,299.58 Crore Budget For 2025-26 Development Plan

The Pune District Planning Committee, led by Guardian Minister Ajit Pawar, sanctioned a budget of ₹1,299.58 crore for the development plan for Pune district for 2025-26.

The budget includes general developments (district annual plan), Scheduled Caste and Tribal Sub Plans. Additionally, ₹753 crore has been sanctioned for various projects to enhance development initiatives.

The meeting was attended by State Minister for Higher and Technical Education Chandrakant Patil, Minister for Sports and Youth Welfare Dattatray Bharane, Minister of State for Urban Development Madhuri Misal, Deputy Chairperson of the Legislative Council Dr. Neelam Gorhe, MPs Dr. Medha Kulkarni, Sunetra Pawar, and Supriya Sule, along with several MLAs and district officials, including Pune Divisional Commissioner Dr. Chandrakant Pulkunwar, Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar, Pune Municipal Commissioner Dr. Rajendra Bhosale, Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Commissioner Shekhar Singh, and Pune District Collector Jitendra Dudi.

The approved budget includes ₹1,091.45 crore for the district annual plan with an additional demand of ₹700 crore, ₹145 crore for the Scheduled Caste Sub Plan, and ₹63.13 crore for the Scheduled Tribe Sub Plan, with an additional demand of ₹53.2 lakh being approved.

Here’s what Ajit Pawar said

Minister Ajit Pawar stated that the budget has been allocated to enhance various sectors such as tourism, the education sector, and primary health care centers, etc. Moreover, Pawar, who on Thursday presided over a District Planning Committee meeting in Pune, instructed civic as well as district health officials to take stringent action against hospitals that overcharge GBS patients. Pawar, who is also the Pune district guardian minister, instructed the officials to ensure an adequate supply of drugs for GBS, a rare condition that causes sudden numbness and muscle weakness, with symptoms including severe weakness in the limbs. The GBS outbreak in Pune and surrounding areas is likely linked to contaminated water sources. Campylobacter jejuni, a bacterium found in contaminated food and water, is believed to be the cause of the outbreak. There are many historical places, religiously important places, forts, and monuments in Pune city and district, and conservation work is underway there. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar directed that efforts should be made in the coming days to prepare an integrated tourism development plan for the district to bring all these places onto the tourism map. He further said that funds will be provided for this plan from the District Planning Committee, and the officials should also try to get maximum funds from the corporate social responsibility fund. He also stated that efforts will be made to bring maximum funds from the state tourism department.

Sector-wise Budget Allocation

• Agriculture & Allied Services: ₹71.20 crore

• Rural Development: ₹175 crore

• Irrigation & Flood Control: ₹23.26 crore

• Energy Development: ₹85 crore

• Industry & Mining: ₹77.76 crore

• Transport: ₹185 crore

• General Economic Services: ₹29 crore

• Social & Community Services: ₹390.11 crore

• Innovative Schemes: ₹55.12 crore

. Scheduled Caste and Tribal Sub Plans: ₹753 crore