Various organizations have submitted their suggestions, and objections on steep hike in water tariff with NMC Water Works Committee.
After protests from every corner against steep hike in water tariff, NMC General Body directed Water Works Committed headed by Chairman Praveen Datke to study and submit a report.
Considering this, the Committee invited suggestions, and objections from local people and organization between November 12, and 18.
Various organization including Indian Medical Association (IMA), Nagpur Chamber of Commerce, Abhyankar Nagar Nagrik Mandal, Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat, Jansamasya Nivaran Samiti, Shahar Vikas Manch, Scientific Society, Rastriya Samajik Vikas Bahuddeshiya Sanstha, and other many organizations have submitted their suggestions, and objections protesting the steep hike in water tariff.
Meanwhile, many individuals have also submitted their suggestions, and objections like Anil Wadpalliwar.
Meanwhile, Jan Aakrosh Samiti has continued to organize public awareness programme. A programme was organized at Rani Laxmi Hall in Laxminagar.
IMA President Dr. Anil Laddhad, Abhyankar Nagar Nagrik Mandal’s Secretary Ravi Kaskhedikar and other guest speakers urged the people to unite and protest against steep hike. This Committee has invited suggestions and objections from local residents. They received around 4,000 such letters and that have been submitted to NMC.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
NMC hints at revising hike in Octroi rates
Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) on Wednesday informed the High Court that it was considering the suitable modification in the hike effected in Octroi rates. The NMC made its stance clear during the hearing of a writ petition filed by Nag Vidarbha Chamber of Commerce strongly opposing steep hike in Octroi rates and new policy of charging Octroi on the basis of Maximum Retail Price (MRP).
A division bench consisting of Justice Dilip Sinha and Justice F M Reis asked the petitioner organization to clarify its stance and granted time till Friday.
According to NMC, the new policy was introduced after much deliberations and undertaking comprehensive surveys. The NMC claimed that its new policy of MRP based Octroi was transparent and people-friendly and lamented that petitioner-organisation was presenting it in highly distorted manner.
Making it clear that the NMC administration wants to overhaul the revenue collection policy, the Civic body offered to re-consider the issue in the light of representations and objections raised by trader’s body, albeit after the MRP based Octroi was sought to be introduced.
According to the petitioner organization the NMC has right to determine Octroi rates to determine Octroi rates under section 114(1) of the City of Nagpur Corporation Act for cattle’s and other goods brought within city limits for sale. However the State Government had the final word to determine rate of taxation to prevent evasion of Octroi cess. The rules framed by the NMC had made it mandatory to give description of goods brought within city limits and rule 10 has prescribed that details about manufacturer, weight etc has to be supplied at Octroi check post.
The NMC on July 17, 2009 notified that Octroi would be levied as per the MRP of good. The petitioner body strongly criticized the formula prepared to assess the MRP of the good and claimed that it was irrational and totally devoid of practical reality.
Besides the civic body was also collecting Rs. 5 as administrative cost at every Octroi check-post, the NVCC claimed while opposing it. Now the next hearing is slated on Friday.
A division bench consisting of Justice Dilip Sinha and Justice F M Reis asked the petitioner organization to clarify its stance and granted time till Friday.
According to NMC, the new policy was introduced after much deliberations and undertaking comprehensive surveys. The NMC claimed that its new policy of MRP based Octroi was transparent and people-friendly and lamented that petitioner-organisation was presenting it in highly distorted manner.
Making it clear that the NMC administration wants to overhaul the revenue collection policy, the Civic body offered to re-consider the issue in the light of representations and objections raised by trader’s body, albeit after the MRP based Octroi was sought to be introduced.
According to the petitioner organization the NMC has right to determine Octroi rates to determine Octroi rates under section 114(1) of the City of Nagpur Corporation Act for cattle’s and other goods brought within city limits for sale. However the State Government had the final word to determine rate of taxation to prevent evasion of Octroi cess. The rules framed by the NMC had made it mandatory to give description of goods brought within city limits and rule 10 has prescribed that details about manufacturer, weight etc has to be supplied at Octroi check post.
The NMC on July 17, 2009 notified that Octroi would be levied as per the MRP of good. The petitioner body strongly criticized the formula prepared to assess the MRP of the good and claimed that it was irrational and totally devoid of practical reality.
Besides the civic body was also collecting Rs. 5 as administrative cost at every Octroi check-post, the NVCC claimed while opposing it. Now the next hearing is slated on Friday.
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