EAST DELHI CIVIC BODY PROPOSES CHARGE FOR CLEARING WASTE
NEWDELHI:Residents of east Delhi may have to pay the corporation for clearing their garbage from the next financial year.
In its budget proposals presented on Wednesday, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) said that it will focus on the implementation of notified MSW (Municipal Solid Waste) rules 2016 to improve sanitation.
“Eastcorporationisintheprocess of drafting MSW bye-laws to enablethecorporationtoenforce the provisions of MSW law. We willalsoensurethatthegenerator will segregate the garbage on its ownbeforehandlingittogarbage collectors,”saidMohanjeetSingh, commissioner, EDMC.
It will be made mandatory for the garbage generator to pay for garbage under ‘polluter pays’ norm of MSW rule, from the next financial year.
Besides sanitation, revenue generationwasanotherhighlight of the budget. The corporation proposes to ramp up its revenues by levy of new taxes such as education cess and professional tax.
Facing severe financial crunch since its formation in 2012, the budget estimates for 2017-18 include expenditure of ₹3,822.13 crore as against an income of ₹1,578.88 crore.
With a budget deficit of ₹2,243 crore, corporation is looking for alternatives to generate income. “We hope to collect ₹30 crore by levying new taxes,” said Singh.
The corporation is also hoping to receive ₹4,928 crore from the Delhi government under the recommendations of fourth Delhi Finance Commission. The payment is pending since 2012-13.
“We need to pay salaries and pension which will take up ₹590 crore. Similarly the arrears for regularisation of sanitation workers and private contractors amount to ₹750 crores. We will be able to pay them only when we received funds from Delhi government,” said an EDMC official.
The corporation is also working towards 100% digitalisation of services and transaction by April 2017. East corporation is developing a mobile application for residents to use municipal services. It is also planning to construct a multilevel car parking in Krishna Nagar, which will be built at a cost of ₹23 crore.
We need to pay salaries and pension which will take up ₹590 cr. Similarly the arrears for regularisation of sanitation workers and private contractors amount to ₹750 cr. These will be paid after we receive funds from the Delhi govt.