Mumbai, Nov 2026 : The Maharashtra government has approved unconditional grants amounting to Rs 421.70 crore for 28 municipal corporations across the state for the financial year 2026-27. The funds will be distributed from revenue generated through a one per cent stamp duty surcharge on property transactions within municipal corporation limits.
Under the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, the surcharge is levied on transactions involving the sale, gift and usufructuary mortgage of immovable properties. The revenue collected through this levy is subsequently shared with the respective municipal corporations in the form of grants.
Pune Municipal Corporation will receive the largest allocation of Rs 109.54 crore, followed by Thane with Rs 96.26 crore. Pimpri-Chinchwad has been sanctioned Rs 47.73 crore, while Nashik will receive Rs 21.25 crore and Nagpur Rs 18.19 crore.
Navi Mumbai and Vasai-Virar have each been allocated Rs 17.47 crore. Kalyan-Dombivli will receive Rs 17.14 crore, followed by Mira-Bhayandar with Rs 16.13 crore and Panvel with Rs 14.30 crore.
Other allocations include Rs 8.48 crore for Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Rs 4.32 crore for Solapur, Rs 3.67 crore for Amravati and Rs 3.43 crore for Kolhapur.
Municipal corporations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region account for a substantial share of the distribution. Besides Thane, Navi Mumbai, Kalyan-Dombivli, Mira-Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar and Panvel, Bhiwandi-Nizampur has been sanctioned Rs 2.70 crore, while Ulhasnagar will receive Rs 1.80 crore.
In the Vidarbha region, Nagpur has been allocated Rs 18.19 crore, Amravati Rs 3.67 crore, Akola Rs 2.66 crore and Chandrapur Rs 67 lakh.
In Marathwada, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar will receive Rs 8.48 crore. Nanded-Waghala has been allocated Rs 2.89 crore, Latur Rs 2.76 crore, Jalna Rs 1.21 crore and Parbhani Rs 73 lakh.
The unconditional nature of the grants will provide municipal corporations with financial support from the stamp duty revenue generated within their jurisdictions. The allocation is expected to strengthen the financial resources available to these urban local bodies for meeting their administrative and civic responsibilities during 2026-27.
