The Statesman 05.07.2013
East Corp blind number of shops in its area
New
Delhi,: The East Corporation's Commissioner, Mr Kumarswamy,
today admitted that it is not aware about the number of shops and
commercial establishments operating in its area. "We don't have any data
of the number of shops and commercial establishments operating in the
East Corporation area. We have not conducted any survey after the new
corporation came into existence" said Mr Kumaraswamy. According to the
rule, no shop or commercial establishment could operate without a trade
licence issued by the corporation which is also one of the main sources
of revenue of the civic bodies. In a written reply, the trade licence
department also submitted that some of the big commercial establishments
are being run without clearance from the fire department and not paying
tax to the corporation. "The records of the East Corporation show that
only 671 shops are situated in trans- amuna region but in reality the
number is in lakhs,” said Mahak Singh, member of the standing
committee.
