Elevating considerations in regards to the latest formation of 12 sub-committees of the Chandigarh Municipal Company (CMC) — after a spot of three years — AAP councillor and former mayor Kuldeep Dhalor mentioned that the civic physique is more likely to face difficulties in functioning easily within the “absence” of funds.
“Amid scarcity of funds, how will the committees perform and consent agendas?” he requested.
Throughout official conferences, committees have totally different monetary powers to clear an quantity for agendas. Nonetheless, the CMC have to be discovering it troublesome to clear and implement growth agendas at a time when it fails to offer wage to its workers, he said.
The CMC is underneath a extreme monetary disaster — with the final grant in assist instalment of Rs 33 crore, which might partially meet its liabilities for February.
“Once I was the mayor, I noticed scarcity of funds, and had raised the difficulty too. Although funds weren’t launched throughout my tenure, it ought to be launched now for the event of town, and to deal with different monetary points,” Dhalor mentioned.
Reacting to this, present Mayor Harpreet Kaur Babla, nevertheless, mentioned he was “hopeful of receiving a grant” from the Chandigarh administrator. “We’ve funds — greater than the final yr’s. We try our greatest to debate issues with UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria.”
Babla additional mentioned that the 12 sub-committees have been shaped with an goal to handle small agendas of Rs 4-6 lakh. “Panel conferences will probably be held as soon as a month. I’ll let everybody be within the panels — have given chairmanship to Congress and AAP members — so {that a} steadiness may very well be maintained. These chairpersons will probably be referred to as for the conferences quickly, to handle the problems and growth of town,” Babla mentioned.
Story continues beneath this advert
The 12 sub-committees comprise three statutory panels — roads, water provide and sewerage disposal, and home tax evaluation. The remaining 9 are that of sanitation, electrical energy, ladies empowerment, enforcement, setting & metropolis beautification, hearth & emergency companies, apni mandi & day market, slum colonies & village growth, and artwork, tradition & sports activities. The statutory panels have a monetary energy of Rs 25-lakh every, whereas the remaining 9 will probably be authorised to deal with work of Rs 15-lakh every.
The Finance and Contract Committee (F&CC), with an authority of Rs 50 lakh, performs a pivotal function within the decision-making.
In the meantime, praising Babla for organising these committees throughout the first month of her being the Mayor, Congress councillor Gurpreet Singh Gabi mentioned: “I congratulate the Mayor (Harpreet Kaur Babla) for forming these committees. Not less than, the committees are shaped. In regards to the monetary crunch, Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari can be making an attempt to get Rs 200-crore funds for the municipal company.”
