Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday issued final notice to Hamidia Hospital, Gandhi Medical College and Kamala Nehru Hospital to pay their outstanding service charge, which comes to a total of `5,42,07,445. These institutions have been asked to clear its dues in three days time.
BMC issued final notices to Gandhi medical College (GMC) and its affiliated two hospitals namely Hamidia Hospital and Kamala Nehru Hospital as the GMC did not clear its outstanding service charge to the BMC. The Corporation had been sending notices and reminders for long, but to no avail. Since there has been no response till date, the BMC has come out with final ultimatum to the GMC saying that the dues should be cleared within three days otherwise properties would be attached.
If the outstanding amount is not paid in time the BMC will take action under the Act 1956 section 175/178 in which Movable-Immovable property will be seized, the official statement of the Corporation stated.
Hamidia hospital has an outstanding service charge including the surcharge of Rs 1,53,30,965 for the year 2011-12 to 2015-16. The final notice to Hamidia hospital was give by the Zonal officer of zone number two of Municipal Corporation on Wednesday.
Similarly, Gandhi Medical College has an outstanding service charge including the surcharge of Rs 1,75,08,142 for the year 2011-12 to 2015-16 which must be cleared in three days time. Kamala Nehru Hospital has an outstanding service charge including the surcharge of Rs 2, 13,68,338 for the year 2011-12 to 2015-16.
In regards to the payment of the service charges Municipal Corporation has issued notices and reminders under the Municipal Corporation Act, section 173/174, to these institutions in the past, but there was no response from them.