Thane Municipal Commissioner and Administrator Abhijit Bangar has approved a significant budget of Rs 5,025 crore for the city, which includes Rs 5 crore for the construction of a memorial to late Shiv Sena leader Anand Dighe. Notably, taxes have stayed constant, with no new charges levied.

Late Anand Dighe, a significant figure in Maharashtra's political landscape who died in 2001, is remembered as Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's political mentor. Shinde represents the Kopri-Panchpakhadi assembly seat in Thane, reported PTI.