South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) in its yearly budget for financial year 2015-16 has declared itself to be a debt-free civic body in the next two years. Meanwhile, no property taxes have been increased and budget for unauthorised colonies increased from Rs30 crore to Rs40 crore.
For financial year 2015-16, budget for authorised colonies increased from Rs50 crore to Rs60 crore. The budget for regularised colonies has been increased from Rs20 crore to Rs25 crore in financial year 2015-16. Property number will also be given to all properties in unauthorised, regularised colony and urban villages. “New computers in all schools with teachers and CCTVs in all SDMC schools,” said leader of the House Radhey Shyam Sharma.
The budget in 86 rural villages has been increased from Rs25 crore to Rs30 crore. In urban budgetary provisions too, the budget took a jump to Rs30 crore from Rs25 crore. Taking note of roads in rural areas, SDMC’s budget provisions for rural areas increased from Rs5.30 crore to Rs10 crore. In urban areas, the annual budget increased for maintenance of roads from Rs6.76 crore to Rs10 crore.
The SDMC also promised to start centralised pay and account office in all zones of the civic body by next year. As per the councillor fund, park development projects have been assigned Rs5 lakh, Rs10 lakh for sanitation, Rs100 lakh for development work in wards, Rs50 lakh for development of lanes and Rs50 lakh for development works by RWC. As per the parking projects, Hauz Khas multilevel parking to be functional by this financial year tender issued.
Four multilevel parking to be made functional this year are Munirka, Jangpura, New Friends Colony and Kalkaji.“No property tax rate has been increased and professional tax has been withdrawn by SDMC. Budgetary allocations for hiring to employees in RP Cell have also been increased,” said Sharma.