Bengaluru’s public spending puzzle: Govt arms lead expenditure, lag in transparency

Public spending on Bengaluru is estimated at ₹38,455 crore for 2021–22, or over ₹100 crore a day, but the data is not available in a single official source.

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Public spending on Bengaluru is estimated at ₹38,455 crore for the financial year 2021-2022, more than ₹100 crore a day. However, this spending is not available in any single official document or dashboard. The latest non-profit Janaagraha report compiles this estimate using data from over 70 documents across more than 13 public authorities.

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