Civic Issues
Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has recently announced the budget for financial year 2013-14. The chairman of the standing committee of the civic body presented a budget of Rs 4167.50 crore for this fiscal year. Earlier, municipal commissioner had presented a budget of Rs 3605.02 crore which was increased by Rs 534.48 crore to the present [...] Continue Reading »
Builder and ancillary units in the construction industry defaulting VAT on ‘contract work’ now have to be cautious as the tax department of the Delhi Government is taking stringent action against the defaulters. Already, the special zone of the tax department has prepared the list of contractors and builders in consultation with the municipal body. [...] Continue Reading »
The new capital value based tax system which was being objected by the citizens all this while, has been given an extension of two months grace period. The citizens can now pay as per the old rates up to March this year. The residents have to visit the assessor and collector department at the local [...] Continue Reading »
Many residential and commercial associations are coming forward with promises to clean garbage by having their own solid waste management and scientific disposal system, after the BBMP’s campaign ” Wake up, Clean up Bengaluru” happened earlier this month. The waste from bulk generators in the city will no longer be transported to the landfills. Instead, it will [...] Continue Reading »
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is in dilemma over the implementation of its proposal to raise the property tax by 15%. In the BBMP council meeting, commissioner Siddaiah has proposed a hike in property tax, but the minister in charge, Ashoka has opposed the property tax hike proposal fearing the backlash of voters in the [...] Continue Reading »
The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) hinted that Bangalore may face water crisis this summer. An BWSSB officials said the Cauvery tribunal award notified that, despite the water shortage in the state’s reservoirs, Tamil Nadu will be supplied Cauvery river water. The situation has became worse in the last five years. Water level [...] Continue Reading »
Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has a good news for certain group of people in community. Now, ex-servicemen, freedom fighters and women property holders in Pimpri Chinchwad will get a rebate of 50% in their property tax from the coming fiscal year. However, this scheme is only applicable to only one property in case anyone [...] Continue Reading »
Rajkot- Property tax payment has now become more stringent and no one can escape the payment. One of the first cities to have a unique property identification number for the property tax payment for commercial, institutional and residential units is Rajkot. Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) will now have a unique identification number for all the owners using [...] Continue Reading »
Mumbai- After a delay of several days, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has invited expression of interest (EoI) to be chosen as the external third party auditors for the civic infrastructure projects from the private firms. With this move, all the capital works like the reconstruction and repair of the civic school and hospitals along with the [...] Continue Reading »
Nashik- Last week, the Nashik Municipal Corporation standing committee rejected the property and water tax hike for all the residential areas. This hike was proposed by the municipal commissioner following the civic Budget 2013-14. However other proposals were approved by the standing committee based on few amendments. A draft budget of Rs. 1,556.80 crore was presented by [...] Continue Reading »
