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Image used for representational purpose GHAZIABAD: The Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC) board has passed a proposal to increase the annual allocation for each ward to Rs 1 crore. The amount will be used to carry out development work and would be disbursed in two equal instalments. The annual quota for 2019-20 and 2020-21 was between Rs 20 lakh and Rs 40 lakh for each ward and before that the amount used to be Rs 1 crore. “The issue was discussed at the board meeting on Tuesday and many councillors demanded that the annual allocation be increased to Rs 2 crore. After much deliberation, it was decided that the quota will be increased to Rs 1 crore,” said councillor Himanshu Mittal. ....
Picture used for representational purpose only GHAZIABAD: The Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC) on Tuesday cleared a proposal to hike house tax by 15% with immediate effect. The proposal was met with opposition from a few councillors, but was cleared by the board eventually. “In 2017, the GMC board had passed a proposal to hike house tax by 5% every year, but applicable once in two years. But the new tax regime did not come into effect for some reason or the other. This time, it was delayed by the pandemic. In keeping with the formula, the 15% hike was passed by the GMC board on Tuesday. The new rate will come into effect from now,” said Mahendra Singh Tanwar, the municipal commissioner. ....
Ghaziabad: City-based environmentalists and a section of councillors have been protesting against the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation’s (GMC) proposal to construct underground parking on Ambedkar park land near its head office. In a bid to stall the project, councillor Rajendra Tyagi has written to the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) against the move. Citing the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act. 1973 and UP Parks & Playground Act, 1975, Tyagi said: “It is violative of Section 13 of the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973, as the construction on an area reserved for park alters and destroys the area.” “The power to alter the land use pattern of the park rests with GDA, and without its approval, it cannot be done. So, we have written to the authority saying GMC is the maintenance agency and it cannot carry out the project,” added Tyagi. ....