India, Jan. 29 -- Focusing on infrastructure expansion and pollution control, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's standing committee on Wednesday proposed a Rs.16,697.56-crore budget for fiscal 2026-27 that includes new dog shelters, theme parks, multilevel parking facilities and a dedicated air pollution action plan.The budget sought to boost revenue through improved tax recovery rather than imposing new levies.

This was the first budget presented by the standing committee chairperson since the 2022 MCD elections, as the constitution of the panel had remained stalled for over two-and-a-half years due to a legal and political tussle between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Presenting the budget, standing ...