India, April 5 -- Standing committee chairman Shreenath Bhimale on Friday approved the formation of a revenue committee aimed at improving the Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC) income.

Bhimale said the move was prompted by the persistent gap between projected and actual revenue.

"For the past several years, the standing committee chairman has been presenting the budget, but there is a significant gap between the estimated income and actual collections. We need to bridge this gap, and the revenue committee has been formed with that objective," he said.

The committee will include the standing committee chairman and senior civic officials, including the additional municipal commissioner. "The panel will review revenue every week," Bhimal...