Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is bent on amending its building rules to regularize minor deviations by the middle class. The civic body plans to amend its rules in case of violations like additional constructions or renovations to the houses. The move comes in spite of a Calcutta high court order restricting KMC from legalizing unauthorized [...] Continue Reading »
CRISIL (Credit Rating Information Services of India) Research has segregated the Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA) into 8 micro markets. The report talks about various aspects like population, major factors which impact the economy, major produces etc. Of these the CRISIL Research estimates South 24 Parganas to account for about 11 % of total fresh supply [...] Continue Reading »
Kolkata- Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is now keeping a strict eye on illegal parking lots. In this regard, a meeting was held between MMiC (parking), mayor and Police traffic assistant commissioner on January 16, 2013. The list of various unauthorized parking lots across the city will be drawn. Police have been asked to keep a check on [...] Continue Reading »
Kolkata- Since there is no progress going in land acquisition matter, it is assumed that tons of garbage will be collected in Kolkata. It is because, the proposal of land acquisition by Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is not approved by the West Bengal government. Chief minister is following hands-off policy on land acquisition i .e Trinamool [...] Continue Reading »
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 »
Owners of multi-storeyed buildings will be fined if they are caught throwing waste on the street. The KMC Act stated that the Kolkata Municipal Corporation can set a fine as high as Rs 5,000 for littering streets, but however, the amount can differ from person to person. Debabrata Majumder, MMiC, solid waste department, said that [...] Continue Reading »
Kolkata- While hunting the targeted revenue, Kolkata Municipal Corporation found that around 3000 properties around Behala and Jadavpur were not estimated. The civic body have been needy to find ways to improve income ever since the Unit Area Assessment method to regulate property tax dropped through. Khalil Ahmed, Municipal Commissioner, issued a circular to the [...] Continue Reading »
Exorbitant land prices are pushing housing prices in Kolkata. It is not in tune with the overall slowdown in real estate market. Land prices have gone up by more than 50 per cent in many plush localities in Kolkata. The demand remains steady and hardly any new townships have come up in urban and semi-urban [...] Continue Reading »
Recently a wetland at Pirtala in Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) area has been filled up in broad daylight and been allocated into plots by land sharks and are being sold at Rs 3.25 lakh per cottah. Located in Chowbaga, the 52-bigha waterbody was filled with marsh around. In the summer, the water dried up, leaving [...] 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 »
