Cuttack: The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) has decided to increase the user fees for different business establishments in this millennium city of Odisha to raise additional funds for meeting the expenditure towards solid waste management.
To begin with, the CMC has increased the monthly user fees of kalyan mandaps from Rs 4,000 to Rs 7,500. The decision in this regard was taken at the Licence and Appeal Standing Committee meeting held recently, sources said.
Of the 64 kalyan mandaps enlisted with the civic body, 26 have complied with the new policy and guidelines approved by Orissa High Court. The status of others particularly with regard to parking area, dumping of waste, installation of CCTV, fire safety certificate, security etc., are being assessed by civic body.
This apart, it was also decided to regularise CMC’s market complexes after some shops were found to have been occupied in unauthorised way and some are even reportedly sub-leased to third parties. The CMC owns around 506 shops in 10 to 12 market complexes.
Repair and renovation of some market complexes will also be taken up. These buildings are now in a dilapidated state.
The civic body has decided to hike user fees of other business establishments including nursing homes, clinics and diagnostic facilities.
The relevant bylaw will be modified to hike the user fees of other business establishments, the sources added.
