The Hindu 12.10.2010
GVMC plans to complete GIS mapping by year-end
Staff Reporter
| The number of teams presently on the job increased |
The GIS-based mapping is required to prepare the tax module
1.8 lakh of the 3.2 lakh assessments have been completed till now
VISAKHAPATNAM: To get its share of funds under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation is speeding up the process of getting its Geographic Information System (GIS)-based tax module ready.
“We are planning to complete GIS-mapping and the module ready by December so as to get the Rs.250 crore due for release for fulfilling reforms under the mission,” Municipal Commissioner V.N. Vishnu has said.
The Commissioner, who attended a meeting of the Central JNNURM Reforms Committee headed by Joint Secretary P.K. Srivastava, said 18 reforms, including nine for Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), came under review.
The GIS-based mapping required to prepare the tax module was not taken up in several mission cities. Only Ahmedabad and Surat have started it. Visakhapanam has to meet the reforms for GIS-based property tax module and solid waste management. The committee was informed that the solid waste management in which garbage would be collected from doorsteps would be implemented in phases.
The number of teams presently on the job has been increased from 88 to 110. As of now 1.8 lakh of the 3.2 lakh assessments have been completed. A multi-disciplinary team is at work at Swarna Bharati Indoor Stadium.
Mr. Vishnu said once the GIS-mapping was completed it would bring to light any mistakes in the calculation of the plinth area. It's expected to improve revenue. The assessments for which the exercise was completed had shown some increase in revenue.
Additional Commissioner (Finance) P. Purnachandra Rao was asked to inquire into the audit objections raised for 2003-04 and 2004-05 in the collection of property tax and computerising it. Only an inquiry would reveal whether there was any miscalculation or misappropriation which could be recovered from those responsible under the service rules, the Commissioner said.
Mr.Vishnu said the services of 51 non-muster roll (NMR) workers would be regularised as per a GO issued by the government. The regularisation would be effected once the Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration gave orders.
