The Times of India               19.07.2013

Funds for Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation to be released soon

PUNE: Chairman of the Maharashtra State Finance Commission, JP Dange has said the district planning and development committee will release funds for development works undertaken by Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation. PCMC has to submit its five-year plan to the committee, he said.

Dange who visited the municipal corporation earlier this week said the citizens have expectations about development works from local self government bodies. The government would be able to release the funds based on the population figures, he said. The corporation should give details about the costs for projects like road construction, water supply and solid waste management.

Municipal commissioner Shrikar Pardeshi gave details about the sources of income for PCMC including local body tax, and other taxes collected from citizens. Pardeshi suggested that the funds received from central government for various schemes should be directly given to the municipal corporation.

Pardeshi said that the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation and the Pimpri Chinchwad New Township Development Authority will benefit from the Pavana water pipeline scheme. Hence, these government departments should also share the cost of the scheme. PCMC, he said, will get income from parking charges as the parking policy is being finalized.

The municipal corporation is conducting a survey of all properties. This will also help in increasing revenue for the corporation, he said.