Property tax continues to be MCC’s main source of revenue. Against a target of ₹252.60 crore in 2025–26, MCC has collected ₹227.82 crore till December 2025. | Photo credit: MA SRIRAM
The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has set an ambitious revenue target for 2026-27, which envisages a significant increase in property tax, trade license and non-tax revenue, while earmarking significant funds for infrastructure, digitization and urban development.
With an opening balance of ₹234.64 crore, the MCC projected a total revenue of ₹1,311.13 crore against an estimated expenditure of ₹1,300.92 crore for 2026–27, resulting in a surplus of ₹10.20 crore.
Regional Commissioner Nitesh Patil, who is the administrator of MCC, presented the budget in the assembly hall on Wednesday. MCC Commissioner Sheikh Tanveer Asif was present.
Regional Commissioner and MCC Administrator Nitesh Patil will present the budget of Mysuru City Corporations for 2026-27 on Wednesday. MCC Commissioner Sheikh Tanveer Asif was present. | Photo credit: MA Sriram
Property tax continues to be MCC’s main source of revenue. Against a target of ₹252.60 crore in 2025–26, the MCC has collected ₹227.82 crore till December 2025. For 2026–27, the target has been raised to ₹ 286.72 crore, with an improvement in collection expected.
In 2025-26, revenues from water tax and sewerage were moderate. Of the target of ₹98.51 crore, only ₹57.80 crore has been collected by December 2025. The target for the current financial year has been raised to ₹115.35 crore.
Revenue from building plan approvals, water connection charges, completion reports, fines and other sources last year nearly met expectations, with ₹156.70 crore collected by December 2025 against a target of ₹157.35 crore. However, MCC raised expectations for 2026-27 and set a target of ₹275.
The collection of trade fees significantly exceeded the set target. MCC mobilized ₹63.39 crore against a target of ₹61.10 crore in 2025–26. Perhaps encouraged by this performance, the target was revised upwards to ₹88.40 crore for 2026–27.
Income from rental and land leases was satisfactory. While ₹30.91 crore was expected from rentals from commercial complexes and markets and land leases, only ₹20.44 crore was collected till December. MCC has now set a higher target of ₹50 crore from these assets.
Ad revenue fell last year and collected ₹10.67 crore against a target of ₹20 crore. The same target was maintained for 2026–2027.
A significant portion of MCC’s finances continue to depend on grants from the state government under various schemes. MCC has received ₹44 crore of the ₹88 crore expected by the State Finance Commission by December and expects another ₹34 crore. ₹33.77 crore has been allocated for the salaries of outsourced pourakarmikas for the current year.
A government subsidy of ₹ 96.36 crore is expected for electricity bills and street lighting maintenance as well as maintenance of water mains. ₹ 110.03 crore has been allocated under the 16th Finance Commission. In comparison, MCC expected ₹125.21 crore last year but received only ₹93.90 crore by December 2025.
Published – 25 March 2026 19:05 IST
