Senior BJP leader Radhey Shyam Sharma was on Friday elected unopposed as the chairman of the Standing Committee of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), who soon after taking charge said, the civic body will have a “zero-tolerance” approach towards corruption.. “We will work for transparency and good governance for benefit of citizens of Delhi and for providing better services to them,” Sharma said, adding, “We have to work for revenue enhancement in property tax, parking, outdoor advertising and other areas.”
There will be zero-tolerance in any kind of corruption at any level. For better delivery of services e- governance will be promoted further. Our project of Open Gym will be further extended to all the 104 wards in this year and programme of using drain water after purification in park will be further extended to all eligible areas,” Sharma said.
The emphasis will be on completing pending projects in a time-bound manner providing dustbins in the market, promoting schemes like NEEV in education sector and timely delivery of services to citizens, he added. The SDMC will ask the Delhi Government to release its pending grants of Rs700 crore to the corporation immediately, Sharma said.
Speaking on the occasion, Delhi BJP chief Satish Upadhyay said that the Standing Committee is the most powerful body, which looks after issues related to the public. “There is a strong need for time-bound delivery of services and transparency in our acts so that image of the corporation will be further improved,” Upadhyay said. BJP councillor Parveen Rajput was also elected unopposed as the deputy chairman of SDMC’s Standing Committee.