The MMRDA has scripted a fiscal success story with its 2026-27 budget of ₹48,072.57 crore, marking the inaugural surplus after 2017-18. From a deep ₹7,468 crore deficit in 2024-25, it has pivoted to ₹17 lakh surplus in record time, fueled by land sales, UTF strengthening, project income growth, and foreign collaborations.
This reflects ironclad discipline, revenue mastery, borrowing wisdom, and worldwide reliability, balancing mega infra pushes with stability—earning accolades as India’s steadiest regional authority.
Investment-heavy: 87.42% of ₹42,026.14 crore fuels projects. Growth metrics dazzle—58.57% above 2025-26’s ₹30,316.18 crore and 53.52% over 2024-25’s ₹31,313.13 crore revised figures.
Breaking deficit patterns since 2017-18, a tiny ₹0.17 crore surplus emerges. It weaves in transport dynamism, economic spread, water resilience, climate-proofing, and home reforms for seamless advancement.
Beyond finances, it’s Mumbai’s blueprint for global edge, investment magnetism, and eco-friendly urbanism. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis lauded the milestone, highlighting sustained growth vision and investor appeal for a cutting-edge metropolitan powerhouse.