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The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) recorded its highest-ever annual revenue of INR 14,549.06 crore in FY2025-26, reflecting a 17.27% increase over the previous financial year. The growth was driven by higher collections from property tax, property transfer charges, advertisements, parking operations and leased municipal assets. MCD’s own revenue rose nearly 20% to INR 11,239.24 crore, while grants and revenue support from the Delhi government also increased. The performance comes despite the civic body continuing to carry liabilities exceeding INR 15,000 crore. Property tax and transfer charges remained the largest revenue contributors, while improved taxpayer participation and stronger non-tax income streams supported collections. The figures highlight the growing importance of municipal revenue generation in funding urban infrastructure and civic services across the national capital.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) recorded its highest-ever annual revenue collection of INR 14,549.06 crore in FY2025-26, marking a 17.27% increase from the INR 12,406.75 crore reported in the previous financial year, according to figures released in the past week by the civic body’s standing committee. The increase was attributed to stronger tax collections, higher transfer charges and growth in non-tax revenue streams across Delhi.
Standing Committee Chairperson Satya Sharma stated that the civic body's total revenue increased by INR 2,142.31 crore year-on-year. MCD’s own revenue rose from INR 9,400.20 crore in FY2024-25 to INR 11,239.24 crore in FY2025-26, registering growth of 19.56%. Revenue receipts and grants from the Delhi government also increased during the period, rising from INR 2,983.87 crore to INR 3,309.82 crore.
The revenue growth was achieved despite the municipal body continuing to face substantial financial obligations. According to a report previously submitted to Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu, MCD's outstanding liabilities remain above INR 15,000 crore, underscoring the importance of expanding revenue sources to support civic operations and infrastructure spending.
Property-linked revenues remained the largest contributors to the corporation’s finances. Property transfer charges generated INR 3,758.59 crore during FY2025-26, while property tax collections stood at INR 3,116 crore. Together, these revenue heads accounted for nearly half of the civic body's total annual income, reinforcing the central role of the real estate sector in municipal finances.
The civic body also reported growth across several non-tax revenue categories. Advertisement revenue increased from INR 359.32 crore in FY2024-25 to INR 441.30 crore in FY2025-26. Income generated through car parking operations reached INR 166.18 crore, while revenue from leasing the Civic Centre’s C-Block rose sharply to INR 182.71 crore from INR 75.23 crore a year earlier. These gains contributed to the overall rise in municipal collections and reflected efforts to improve monetisation of civic assets.
Although property tax collections reached a record level, MCD did not meet its annual target of INR 3,500 crore. The corporation collected approximately INR 3,116 crore from 13,52,552 taxpayers during FY2025-26, compared with INR 2,132.89 crore collected from 11,33,161 taxpayers in the previous year. The increase in both collections and taxpayer participation indicates broader compliance and an expanded tax base across the city.
The latest revenue figures come as Delhi’s civic administration continues to focus on strengthening municipal finances to support sanitation, infrastructure maintenance, urban services and future capital expenditure requirements across the capital
Source - PTI
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