Nagpur: A tussle between administrative officials and political office-bearers in Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s Nehru Nagar zone has delayed its 2026-27 budget, with the chairperson and assistant commissioner blaming each other for the impasse.Chairperson Seema Dhomne alleged on Tuesday that the budget showed payment liabilities of 4.64 crore from 2025-26, while bills worth only 1.5 crore had actually been submitted so far. She claimed the discrepancy raised the possibility of financial irregularities and demanded a detailed inquiry.Dhomne also alleged that locations for installing immersion tanks for Ganeshotsav had been finalised by the assistant commissioner without consulting elected representatives.“The delay in presenting the zone budget is affecting development works and utilisation of the 20 crore sanctioned for the zone. The ward committee meeting has also not been held, she said.Assistant commissioner Vilas Raibole, however, said the budget proposal was prepared on Aug 17 and submitted to Dhomne for her signature, but could not be forwarded to the committee secretary as she had not signed it.He clarified 4.64 crore liability related to works sanctioned in 2025-26, for which work orders had been issued but bills were submitted in the new financial year. Carrying such pending bills into the subsequent year, he said, was normal practice. He said tanks were being installed at the same locations as last year and there was no irregularity.
