Nagpur: Tax and Development

Municipal Commissioner Assem Gupta has proposed to allocate 50 per cent income of the Property Tax to the respective ward committee so that they can develop their area.

Aseem Gupta while talking to mediapersons on Monday, will table this proposal in the meeting of Chairpersons of Ward Committees and Assistant Commissioners slated on Wednesday. In that meeting, they will discuss on various proposals of ward chairpersons and their rights. Gupta has given administrative and technical approval power to Assistant Commissioner. Now, the transfer of employees within particular zone, sanction of leave also delegate to them so that they can easily control over the working of zones, he opined.

Gupta said, Ward committees will take decision regarding repairs, cleaning of nullah, maintenance of road and other emergency work but they will not have power to call tenders. He has delegated power to issue licence, birth and death certificate, assessment of properties to Assistant Commissioners. They will also look after assessment of properties. Outsourcing of maintenance Municipal Commissioner has proposed to give maintenance work to various project management consultants (PMC) firms. He has constituted PMC panel for maintenance works. The PMC will maintain NMC’s building, below 18 mt roads and gardens. The proposal has sent to Standing Committee for approval.

~ by nagpurestate on June 2, 2009.