India’s Richest Civic Body Will Now Track Mumbai’s Happiness Index

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, India’s richest civic body, unveiled a budget of Rs 33,441 crore for 2020-21.

On 4 February, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the country's richest civic body, unveiled a budget of Rs 33,441 crore for 2020-21.

The total budget estimates for the next financial year are 8.95% more than the previous fiscal, when it had presented a budget of Rs 30,692 crore.

Among the measures announced in the BMC’s budget is the plan to track how Mumbai is performing on the Happiness Index.

Municipal Commissioner Shri Praveen Pardeshi presented the budget to Hon’ble Chairman, Standing Committee, Shri Yashwant Jadhav #mybmcBudget pic.twitter.com/rTX0KbanaO

— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) February 4, 2020