It seems the AAP Government and the BJP-led East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) will soon be at loggerheads after EDMC on Wednesday decided to keep the implementation of third Municipal Valuation Committee (MVC) recommendations pending.
The East Corporation alleged that they were “pressurised” by the Government to implement the MVC recommendations in April this year and also claimed that the implementation will cause an unprecedented burden on people involved in commercial activities as it will lead to a hike of property tax up to seven times.
However, sources in the Delhi Government rubbished the charges and alleged that the municipal needs to pull up the socks and take measured to generate more revenue.
“The decision to implement the reports was earlier taken under pressure as the Delhi Government had proposed it as one of the conditions for releasing funds to the Corporation, which were desperately needed to pay salaries to employees... Now, at the implementation stage, lots of issues have come to the notice. Those issues need to be addressed before implementation. Hence, a relook into the recommendations from the East Delhi point of view is required,” Standing Committee Chairperson lata Gupta said.
East Delhi Mayor Satya Sharma said the EDMC has decided to keep the implementation of third MVC recommendations pending considering the impediments being faced in this regard. Sharma informed that a panel would be constituted to look into the various aspects regarding implementation of the third MVC’s recommendations and present its report to the House.