Taxation

Revised tariff for 24 x 7 water supply

Wednesday, 04 November 2009 04:52 administrator

The Hindu 04.11.2009

Revised tariff for 24 x 7 water supply

Staff Correspondent

GO of October 2 comes into effect on November 1
Domestic users will have to pay Rs. 6 per kilolitre

HUBLI: The State Government has approved a revised tariff for the demonstration zones in Hubli, Dharwad and Belgaum where 24 x 7 water supply scheme has been implemented. It has also approved a one-time settlement plan for pending water bills of the residents of Hubli-Dharwad.

As per a Government Order issued on October 2, 2009, the revised tariff for Hubli-Dharwad and Belgaum came into force on November 1, Mayor of Hubli-Dharwad Viranna Savadi has said in a release.

As per the revised tariff in the demonstration zones of 24 x 7 water supply in eight wards of Hubli-Dharwad, domestic users will have to pay Rs. 6 per kilolitre of water up to 8 kiloliters. That means for eight kilolitres of water, residents have to pay Rs. 48, which is the monthly minimum charge for each connection in the demonstration zone.

For anything above 8 kilolitres and up to 25 kilolitres, domestic users have to pay Rs. 8 per kilolitre and those who consume water between 25 and 40 kilolitres, the tariff is Rs. 12 per kilolitre. And, if the consumption is more than 40 kilolitres, then domestic users have to pay Rs. 20 per kilolitre.

For non-domestic users, the minimum charge is Rs. 128 at a rate of Rs. 16 per kilolitre up to 25 kilolitres. Tariff for water consumption between 25 and 40 kilolitres and above 40 kilolitres is Rs. 24 and Rs. 40 per kilolitre, respectively

For commercial and industrial users, water tariff is a minimum of Rs. 256 at a rate of Rs. 32 per kilolitre. But if water consumption exceeds 25 kilolitres, they have to pay Rs. 48 per kilolitre and Rs. 80 per kilolitre for consumption above 40 kilolitre.

As per the order, the Government has approved the one-time settlement plan for pending bills from November 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009, which were in excess of Rs. 200 per month. As per the plan, residents of Hubli-Dharwad will have to pay Rs. 200 per month for the period.

In Belgaum

However, for Belgaum there is a slight change in the tariff for the 24 x 7 water supply demo zones. Domestic users will have to pay Rs. 6 per kilolitres up to 8 kilolitres, Rs. 10 per kilolitre for usage between 8 and 25 kilolitres, Rs. 15 per kilolitre for consumption between 25 and 40 kilolitres and Rs. 20 per kilolitres for consuming more than 40 kilolitres.

For non-domestic users in Belgaum, the minimum charge is Rs. 160 at a rate of Rs. 20 per kilolitre up to 25 kilolitres.

Tariff for water consumption between 25 and 40 kilolitres and above 40 kilolitres is Rs. 30 and Rs. 40 per kilolitre, respectively

For commercial and industrial users of Belgaum, tariff is a minimum of Rs. 320 at a rate of Rs. 40 per kilolitre. But if water consumption exceeds 25 kilolitres, consumers have to pay Rs. 60 per kilolitre and Rs. 80 per kilolitre for using for more than 40 kilolitres.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 04 November 2009 04:54

New property tax rates worry NDMC traders

Tuesday, 03 November 2009 11:20 administrator

Indian Express 3.11.2009

New property tax rates worry NDMC traders

In April this year, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) changed its property tax rules and since then, the traders of NDMC markets like Khan Market and Connaught Place have been worrying over the hike.

The first bills based on the new Unit Area Method (UAM) are to be out soon and landlords who have rented out properties in both the markets have started sending notices to their tenants telling them about the imminent hike.

The tenants and landlords fear that the new billing that will increase property tax manifold. Anshu Tandon, a landlord, and the Vice President of the Khan Market Welfare Association said that for one of his properties while he was paying Rs 340 per annum, now he is likely to pay Rs 83,000.

A tenant at Connaught Place, who did not want to be named, was paying Rs 250 per annum as tax to the landlord. He is now being asked for Rs 16,000. Anshu and other traders call the new laws “discriminatory” as there is no uniform system of calculating the bill. The NDMC can levy taxes based on the rent amount or per unit area, whichever is higher. Some traders who are earning high rents will have to shell out as much as Rs 5 lakh per annum.

The NDMC has put the new tax laws on the lines of MCD. The positive side is that it will ensure that all properties in the same neighbourhood are charged under the same property tax rate. It was also necessary to change the laws that were half-a-century old and which were not based on current prices of property. While many see the move as a welcome change, traders associations have been writing to the NDMC for a review. Atul Bhargava, President of the New Delhi Traders’ Association, complains that the base value of property is Rs 1,000 per annum no matter where the commercial establishment is set.

“Shops on the ground floor or shops in the Inner Circle of CP do better business than that in the Middle Circle or Outer Circle. To make them pay the same is infair,” he said.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 03 November 2009 11:23

Water Board’s coffers go ka-ching!

Monday, 02 November 2009 10:58 administrator

The New Indian Express 02.11.2009

Water Board’s coffers go ka-ching!

Express News Service

HYDERABAD: The cash strapped Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) has created history by collecting revenues to the tune of Rs 31 crore in the month of October.

This is the highest the Water Board has collected since its establishment in the 1980’s.

This could be possible due to the efforts and initiatives taken up by the Managing Director M T Krishna Babu in the last two months.

He told reporters that the coffers started ringing after the streamlining of the billing mechanism. Appointment of additional meter readers, fixing of responsibility for serving bills from the first to the 15th of every month and revenue collection in the remaining days has resulted in the gradual increase in finances.

The Board used to collect an average revenue between Rs 23 crore and Rs 25 crore but in October, it touched Rs 31 crore. Pleased with the staff performance, HMWS&SB has set fresh target of Rs 40 crore for the next four to six months through prompt delivery of water bills, metering of the defunct meters, replacing the non-functional meters for one inch and above connections, billing all the existing CANs (Consumer Index Numbers).

As against the existing 6 lakh CANs, only 5.25 lakh to 5.50 lakh bills were being generated by the meter readers every month.

Buoyed with this, the Water Board will offer incentives to the employees if they took the monthly revenue collection to Rs 40 crore.

Last Updated on Monday, 02 November 2009 11:02

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