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Till November 2012 the Kolkata Municipal Corporation has collected Rs 362 crores as property tax compared to Rs 317 crore in the same period last year. Debabrata Majumder, Member Mayor-in Council (MMIC) Revenue told that they have set a goal for collecting a minimum amount of Rs 700 crores property tax in this financial year. [...] Continue Reading »
Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will perform totally free three-day training for females between the age group of 16 to 30 years who want to submit an application for two-wheeler traveling licence. The civic body has tied up with four teaching institutes to reach the goal. This training is an opportunity to knowledge the girls about [...] Continue Reading »
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will now make sure that if residents face any issues regarding property tax, they can go to their local ward office whenever they receive the property tax bill. Estimating the particular dilemma that the new capital value based on property tax system can give rise among the citizens, the civic [...] Continue Reading »
The civic body in association with NGO’s is planning to involve rag-pickers in waste management and cleanliness drive. Around 6000 ragpickers have been identified by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). They believe that the project would take care of garbage dumps on the city roads as well as the increasing number of rag-pickers. AMC commissioner Guruprasad Mohapatra said [...] Continue Reading »
Chandigarh- The issue of imposing property tax on the residential properties in Chandigarh has created a rift between the officials and public representatives due to the pressure from the UT administration and the government. However, this issue has been dragged along as the mayor refused to form the agenda based on the issue regarding the detailed [...] Continue Reading »
Mumbai- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to give new permits for rooftop eateries to hotels as the concept of rooftop eateries is growing. According to the new policy, the hotels which are planning to have a rooftop eating space need to follow two requirements. The first is that the terrace should be a part [...] Continue Reading »
The BEST is planning to cut down the bus strength by more than 300 in Mumbai which was discussed in the budget proposal for 2013-14. The blueprint, if executed, the commuters will suffer a lot and it will impact 500 recent shuttle bus routes, having many routes cancelled in the near future. According to budget [...] Continue Reading »
Coimbatore- The Coimbatore municipal corporation has focused at achieving 91% tax collection from its 100 wards. It is taking strict actions against property tax defaulters including cutting off water connections to ensure maximum property tax collection from taxpayers before due date. In the preceding financial year, the civic body had achieved a high tax collection [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore- The high court will hear petitions filed by garbage contractors objecting the modern tenders and also the public interest litigation (PIL) producing problem about the city’s ruin wreck. The State Government and the BBMP are confused as they do not know what to do regarding garbage issue. The civic bodies are at the focal [...] Continue Reading »
Above 90 apartment complexes in the town have tied up with the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI) to set up bio-bins in their compound to help deal with the particular rubbish managing problems. They have installed four bio-bins to process the garbage collected from 86 apartment units in the complex. They [...] Continue Reading »
