<h1>2026-27 municipal budget keeps property tax rates unchanged, funds 2,000+ CCTV rollout, utility upgrades and expanded employee health benefits</h1> NDMC's 2026-27 budget maintains existing property tax rates and rules out any immediate hike; consequently, taxpayers face no rate increase in the fiscal year, although the council indicates forthcoming streamlining and a move toward uniform rates for residential and commercial properties. The budget prescribes capital and operational allocations for municipal services and public safety, including installation of over 2,000 additional CCTV cameras under the Safe City project and implementation of upgraded water-supply monitoring, sewerage and drainage rehabilitation, and AI-based flood prediction; these measures expand surveillance coverage and fund specified utility and resilience works. It also provides for extending the Liberalised Medical Health Scheme to contractual employees and enhancing welfare benefits for SC/ST staff; this enlarges benefit eligibility and employee entitlements.