The Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) has approved a total budget of Rs7.43665 billion for the fiscal year 2025-26. This budget includes Rs1.044b allocated for development works across the densely populated areas of the 10 wards, while Rs4.8165b has been earmarked for salaries and other operational expenditures.
The budget was approved during a board meeting of elected members and has been forwarded to the competent authority, the Director of Military Lands and Cantonments, Rawalpindi Region, for final approval. The gap between income and expenditures will be covered by the opening balance for the next fiscal year.
The budget board meeting was chaired by RCB Brigadier Ahmed Nawaz, and attended by Cantonment Executive Officer Ali Irfan Rizvi, Vice President Malik Munir Ahmed, and both elected and nominated members of the RCB.
The board was informed that the budget estimate for fiscal year 2024-25 was Rs5.79971b, whereas for 2025-26, the estimate has increased to Rs7.43665b. This year, salary expenditures are projected at Rs3.2085b, and miscellaneous expenses are estimated at Rs1.608b, up from Rs 1.39b in the previous year.
Under the "Original Works" category, Rs600 million will be spent on development schemes.
Apart from an opening balance of Rs360m, the board expects the following sources of revenue: Rs3.52b from rates and taxes Rs28m from special acts Rs1.821b from property tax Rs1.055b from miscellaneous sources, Rs220m from grants and security contributions, and Rs432m from extraordinary income and debt recovery
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