Corporation annual budget 2011-12 - Another bundle of taxes without visionary growth

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Jalgaon city municipal Corporation administration yesterday presented its annual budget to standing committee. Amongst the major concerns and aspect posted is raising household water tax by almost 50% from current Rs. 1,612 to Rs. 2,400 per year and introduction of annual inspection to all commercial buildings in city with a fee levied for it. Amongst other major decisions include selling Fule market based shops on ownership rights to existing lease holders to ease its loan burden.
The 921.14 Crores JCMC Annual Budget for 2011-12 has special consideration of urban industrial development of small and medium scale Towns funds for its proposed developmental works and has posted burden on citizens to ease its debts. Corporation currently has 61.87 Crores loan dues of HUDCO and expects around 60 Crores from selling ownership rights of Fule market. Its last year expected TDR rights earning of 34 Crores has been mere 1 Crore and 44 Crores from selling housing scheme, which it hasn’t earned anything yet.
Amongst other proposed allocation in this budget are 20 Crores for new gutters, 50 Lakhs for public toilets, 25 Lakhs for new amusement parks, 50 Lakhs for construction of new buildings for its departments, 13.50 Crores for new road, 60 Lakhs for amenities to residential areas, 1.50 Crores for computerisation and land acquisition for memorial setup at 50 Lakhs, enhanced allocation of Rs. 74 Lakhs for Corporator ward development programme.

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