Civic Issues
In a recent development, Crime Investigation Department (CID), has been approached to probe allegations of corruption against the city’s municipal corporation in allotment of garbage-collection contracts to private parties. Around 75 per cent of the garbage is being cleared by private contractors, the remaining by municipality employees. As per the allegation, made during the ongoing [...] Continue Reading »
Following 5,419 complaints in June regarding contaminated water, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) water department has been instructed to take at least 1,000 water samples every day. The Corporation has instructed the water department to look into the reasons of the contamination and also to find measures to plug the problem. The usual process is that [...] Continue Reading »
East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) is to send property tax notices to over six lakh properties under its authority as it is having a financial crunch. The corporation did not have a database on the number of properties liable to pay taxes in East Delhi, therefore, it turned to power discoms and the data received was shocking. [...] Continue Reading »
Properties in North Delhi Municipal Corporation are to get identity numbers as the corporation incurred huge losses due to the absence of database of the number of properties that are liable to pay taxes. In order to improve the Corporation’s finances, it is mandatory that all properties pay taxes. This year it earned only Rs [...] Continue Reading »
The tussle between public and private authority has pushed back development in Gurgaon. Almost the entire area of ward 34 comes under private developer DLF in New Gurgaon. Due to this, the authority of the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) in the area remains constrained. The councilor of the area has also been in a [...] Continue Reading »
In the light of objections raised by the standing technical advisory committee (STAC) against the BMC constructing a 1.3km flyover project along Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has sought suggestions from three agencies regarding pros and cons of the Rs. 90 crore project. The committee had noted that the civic body did [...] Continue Reading »
Raising the concerns regarding safety of public health, the Andhra Pradesh government has not yet relocated the hazardous industries from Bholakpur in Musheerabad. The AP State Human Rights Commission had directed the authorities to shift the industrial units, particularly those dealing in the animal skin business, plastic and scrap outside city limits after the May [...] Continue Reading »
Mumbai property owners will not only be getting a final property tax bill, but also a special notice reflecting the property’s capital value in September. The area of the building for which property tax being charged, the new tax calculated, the old tax rate, method of the new capital value-based tax are mentioned in the [...] Continue Reading »
With a clear cut approach focusing on the development of social and physical infrastructure, the Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, has hinted at revolutionary changes which mean residents of the state may have to pay tax on commercial and residential properties for the first time. Abdullah reportedly told the Planning Commission while briefing [...] Continue Reading »
Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) aims to collect Rs 1800 crore from property tax, as per new assessment reports of KMC’s revenue department. Presently, the KMC collects Rs 530 crore from property tax. To take the massive leap, the KMC is set to introduce online payment of trade license fees and contractors’ dues. Apart from this, [...] Continue Reading »
