In the financial year 2009-10, the civic body has made a budgetary provision of Rs18 per citizen in the health sector while for each corporator, it has earmarked Rs67, 114.

Civic activist Vijay Kumbhar has shot off a letter to municipal commissioner Mahesh Zagade asking him why the PMC administration has not given importance to citizens in the annual budget. "The common people should be given more priority than the city fathers," he said.
The PMC has made a budgetary provision of Rs6 crore to purchase medicine and health equipment for the general public.

"The city's population is around 33 lakh, which means that the civic body has made a provision of just Rs18 per citizen," Kumbhar said, adding, "A provision of Rs1 crore has been made for the corporators. There are 144 elected and five nominated members. Thus, the allotment per member is Rs67,114."

Similarly, the PMC has made a budgetary provision of Rs4.5 crore for its 19,500 employees i.e. Rs2,307 per employee.

As far as medical claims are concerned, the civic body has made a provision of Rs70 lakh for elected members and Rs8.5 crore for its employees.
"The policy makers, by giving priority to elected members and civic staff, are sending wrong signals to the common people," Kumar said, appealing to the municipal commissioner to look into matter and hike the budgetary provision for citizens.