Pune Budget 2026-27: ₹881.74 Crore Boost for Health Services and Modernization
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has proposed a total allocation of Rs 881.74 crore for the health department in the 2026-27 budget. This substantial amount includes Rs 131.30 crore for capital expenditure and Rs 750.44 crore for revenue expenditure. The civic body has outlined ambitious plans to strengthen healthcare infrastructure, upgrade hospitals, and improve disease control mechanisms across the city.
The PMC has announced the complete modernisation of Kamala Nehru Hospital, which is also affiliated with Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College. The hospital will be equipped with modern operation theatres, advanced medical equipment, and specialist doctors to provide comprehensive healthcare services to citizens. Plans to modernize other municipal hospitals are also part of this initiative.
Under the Urban Poor Medical Assistance Scheme, PMC has allocated Rs 22 crore to support treatment for economically weaker citizens. Additionally, Rs 13 crore has been earmarked for medical assistance to retired PMC employees, former corporators, and their families.
The PMC has intensified its efforts to make Pune a rabies-free city. From April 2025 to January 2026, approximately 47,273 stray animals were vaccinated. Overall, 1,52,254 dogs have been vaccinated and sterilized, including 1,03,981 under a special campaign.
To address the issue of stray dogs in the city, the civic administration has planned to set up shelter centres in public spaces, in line with the Supreme Court's directions. The focus will be on sterilization and vaccination of dogs, with a special financial provision made for this purpose.
An agency has also been appointed to control the menace of stray pigs, and contractors have been assigned to remove dead animals from across the city around the clock.
Under the PM-ABHIM scheme of the central government, Pune has been selected among 20 cities nationwide and four cities in Maharashtra to strengthen disease surveillance systems. A Metropolitan Surveillance Unit and a modern laboratory are being set up at Javle Bhavan in Kasba Peth with a project cost of Rs 8.09 crore, of which Rs 1.44 crore has already been received.
