The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has allocated 12 per cent of its total budget for the health sector for 2023-24. The civic body had in the year 2022-23, proposed Rs 6933 crore for health. Whereas this year, there has been a drop as the BMC allocated Rs 6309 crore for health.

According to the BMC officials, In the last two years, the major focus was on Covid-19, there was a need for an increase in the budget allocation for this sector. This year, the civic body will focus on non-communicable diseases by conducting screening across Mumbai. In the overall budget of Rs Rs 52,619 crore, the health sector has been allocated Rs 6,309.38 crore.