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Mumbai: BMC finally reveals macro expenses on Covid-19
Updated On: 25 November, 2023 07:48 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Large part of Rs 4,150 crore spend was on hospitals and jumbo COVID centres; activist seeks white paper as breakup of spending not made public
The largest chunk of expense of R1,466 crore has been incurred on the 13 jumbo facility COVID centres in Mumbai
Even as Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has finally divulged the expenses incurred by it on COVID-19, data show that majority of the expenses were on hospitals and health facilities. As per the information provided by municipal commissioner in response to a Right To Information (RTI) application made by Anil Galgali, the civic body had incurred an expense of Rs 4,150 crore till October 2023 on COVID-19. Though the pandemic has subsided, COVID-19 continues to linger in the air as ED has been doing enquiry of officials and politicians amid corruption allegations.
As per three-page information provided by BMC, out of the R4,150 crore expenditure on COVID-19, BMC spent over 75 per cent on hospitals and health facilities. The largest chunk of expense of Rs 1,466 crore has been incurred on the 13 jumbo facility COVID centres in Mumbai. The second largest expense of Rs 1,245 crore was spent in the 24 civic wards of Mumbai and at the Seven Hill Hospital. The office of the BMC executive health officer spent Rs 233 crore, while the BMC’s five major hospitals — KEM, BYL Nair, LTMG, Cooper and HBT Trauma Centre incurred Rs 197 crore. The six specialty hospitals incurred Rs 25 crore, while the 17 peripheral hospitals spent Rs 90 crore and Rs 1.48 crore by Nair Dental Hospital.
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