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Town planning schemes: Municipal Corporation to charge interest on incremental charge from notice date

Saturday, 20 April 2013 11:22 administrator
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The Times of India                20.04.2013

Town planning schemes: Municipal Corporation to charge interest on incremental charge from notice date

SURAT: The decision of the town planning committee (TPC) of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) not to collect interest on pending incremental charge (IC) from the date of sanction of preliminary town planning scheme has come a major relief to residents of textile city.

The TPC has decided to collect the IC from the date of issue of notice instead.

This decision will provide relief to thousands of incremental charge payers in the city. SMC is yet to collect about Rs 71 crore in IC dues. The city has 125 TP schemes but only 27 of them have been approved.

The municipal corporation provides basic amenities in only those areas which have approved TP schemes.

SMC, four years ago, came up with the policy to collect IC from property developers and owners of projects in preliminary approved TP schemes with a view to provide basic facilities to the dwellers. The IC money could either be paid at one go or in installments over a period of 10 years, said TP committee chairman Kanti Bhanderi.

"Even in approved TP schemes, a majority of property owners are yet to pay up their dues. We have decided to charge interest from the date of issue of notices. This will encourage many people to pay up the dues," Bhanderi added.

"We will earn five times in revenues compared to last year. We have already sent notices to the property owners to pay up IC dues," said a TP department official. The department expects to earn at least Rs 350 crore from IC in the coming year as 50 TP schemes are close to being approved.
Last Updated on Saturday, 20 April 2013 11:24
 

GHMC aid for private heritage buildings

Friday, 19 April 2013 06:36 administrator
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The Hindu                19.04.2013

GHMC aid for private heritage buildings

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There is some cheer for owners of heritage buildings. The GHMC standing committee has cleared a proposal to provide financial assistance to the tune of Rs. 25 lakh to the owners of private heritage buildings for taking up repair work.

The committee presided over by Mayor Mohd. Majid Hussain has also consented to give a 75 per cent waiver of the property tax imposed on the private heritage buildings. If owners of such building propose to take up renovation and restoration work for conservation purposes, 20 per cent of the cost or Rs. 25 lakh, whichever is minimum will be reimbursed, it was made clear.

A new foot over bridge to be constructed near Lucky Hotel at Lakdikapul at a cost of Rs. 49 lakh has been cleared so is junction improvement plan at the Owaisi Hospital at a cost of more than Rs.16.5 lakh. It was also decided to allow the Missionaries of Charities to demolish the existing and dilapidated building which houses the destitutes and construct a new building in the same premises with the organisation’s own funds at Bhoiguda.

The Municipal Corporation will submit a fire hazard response and mitigation plan for the twin cities to the government.

 

HMDA seeks time for processing BPS files

Friday, 19 April 2013 06:32 administrator
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The Hindu                19.04.2013

HMDA seeks time for processing BPS files

Urban planning body HMDA has approached the government requesting it for time till April 30 to clear files under the Building Penalisation Scheme (BPS), some of which include pending fee payment and others where clearances are awaited for want of additional information.

HMDA officials said fee payments were pending at different zonal offices including 2,023 such instances with the Medchal zonal office, 150 cases with the Ghatkesar zone and 39 cases with the Shamshabad zonal office. These apart, there are cases in which the applicants have been asked to furnish additional information for perusal of their petitions under the BPS. In this backdrop, HMDA Commissioner Neerabh Kumar Prasad has written to the government seeking time till the month-end to ensure that these cases are settled.

“The Commissioner has approached the government for permission on extension of the process. Some are about payment of the required fee and others about submission of information and documents that we have sought for clearance,” an official said.

Meanwhile, the HMDA also asked the applicants to desist from approaching others on matters of BPS.

“All those who have applied under the BPS have been informed about the status of their applications whether they have been permitted, rejected or more information is required. For those who did not receive the communication, we are holding zonal office-wise grievance redressal,” he said.

 
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