In spite of knowing that the much-awaited annual budget for the city would be approved in the Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) General Body (GB) meeting, less than 20 per cent of the total strength of the house cared to attend the convene yesterday.

The approval of the Rs 4,167.50 crore budget made by Standing Committee Chairman Baburao Chandere saw attendance of only 30 out of the152 members of the house. “Most of the corporators left the house soon after they their finished their speech. Those who remained were seen waiting their turn,” said Aniruddha Bankar, who was in the gallery.