Published On : Sun, Feb 2nd, 2014

Show off by top NMC bosses on Property Tax recovery on papers only & far away from truth

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The bitter facts and figures decisively expose “criminal negligence” on the part of the officials, office-bearers of Nagpur Municipal Corporation.

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The print media must have used reams and reams of paper and electronic media must have devoted hours together for reporting the sordid episodes of the NMC’s Property Tax Department. And most ominously, there is still no full stop to shabby state of affairs. The list of top defaulters of Property Tax continues to add more and more names apart from the tenants of Gandhi Nagar-based Balkrishna Wasnik, former MP and father of Mukul Wasnik, the Congress Member of Parliament. The tenants Flywheel Aviation and Mahesh Tutorials have not paid the Tax dues amounting to the tune of Rs 19.5 lakh and Rs 11.5 lakh respectively. Similarly, Futala Lake shoppers have not paid a single penny towards the Property Tax.  Following are the Futala Lake kiosk vendors who have defaulted in paying the Property Tax to the NMC:

1) Shahnaz Khan has been running his kiosk since June 1, 2012. The monthly rent of the kiosk is Rs 27,000.

2) Kaveri Creations has been carrying business since November 1, 2011. The monthly rent of the kiosk is Rs 65,000.

3) Kiosk of Diwa Fastfood is being run since December 1, 2012. Monthly rent is Rs 40,000.

4) Om Associates running its kiosk since October 1, 2011. Monthly rent is Rs 40,000.

5) Om Associates kiosk is being run since April 15, 2011. Monthly rent is Rs 40,000.

6) Sikandar Pal Singh running his kiosk since September 15, 2011. Monthly rent is Rs 39,000.

7) Kamalesh K Sahani carrying out business since February 15, 2013. Monthly rent is Rs 35,280.

8) Gayatri Food Court is running kiosk since November 12, 2012. Monthly rent is Rs 38,588.

9) Mohd Shakeel has been running his kiosk since September 2, 2011. Monthly rent is Rs 34,650.

10) Shilpi Ajay Bagdi running kiosk since July 4, 2012. Monthly rent is Rs 63,950.

11) Rahul Nagulwar running his kiosk since July 10, 2012. Monthly rent is Rs 33,600.

12) Shailendra Sharma is running his kiosk since July 28, 2011. Monthly rent is Rs 15,750.

13) Mukesh Chaudhary is running his kiosk since November 5, 2011. Monthly rent is Rs 41,000.

14) Sawan Ivnate is running his kiosk since September 2012. Monthly rent is Rs 20,000.

These all vendors are tenants of Sell Ad that has been given a contract by the Nagpur Improvement Trust for beautification of Futala Lake. The Sell Ad pays annual charges to the NIT for the place.

If the NMC recovers Property Tax from the vendors on commercial rate basis then the NMC would receive 60 per cent of annual rent towards the Property Tax from each kiosk. The revenue would run into crores of rupees if the Tax is recovered before March 2014. However, neither the NMC Commissioner Shyam Wardhane nor Shashikant Hastak nor Rajesh Karade nor Girish Deshmukh have been showing seriousness in recovering the staggering dues for reasons better known to them. The net outcome of this “uncanny” attitude has been that the NMC is being starved of much needed revenue and the vendors have been cherishing the perfect situation to the hilt. But the Futala Lake vendors are just a tip of iceberg. There have been hundreds of properties that are being “deliberately neglected” by the top NMC officials and office bearers. The victim of all these shoddy affairs could be the Budget announcement of the Standing Committee Chairman Avinash Thakre.