Haryana accepts panel report on State Finance Commission

Chandigarh, June 2 (UNI) The Haryana Cabinet today accepted the report of the Cabinet Sub-committee constituted to examine the recommendations of the Second State Finance Commission. As per the recommendations of the Cabinet Sub-committee, the Urban Development Department would tie up with HUDA for infrastructural development in the ciites, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said today.

It would rationalise the provisions relating to grant of exemption of house tax presently available to various categories so as to check any arbitrariness in granting such exemption and resulting in more receipts, he said.

It would review and revise periodically the fee, fine and other user charges to augment the revenue. It would take steps to process privatisation of municipal services such as street lighting, solid waste management, construction and maintenance of toilets, garbage collection and disposal, cleaning, maintenance of parks and gardens.

Data collection and computerisation would be ensured by properly utilising funds recommended by Central Finance Commission so that the required data is readily made available. Surcharge on tax on electricity would not be increased from existing five paise per unit of electricity consumed in municipal areas.

However, some charges would be imposed by municipalities on advertisement and hoardings.

The cabinet also decided to grant licences to the owners of land pockets by relaxing the area norms of its policy announced on August 7, 1991.

It was decided that collaboration would be admissible with the existing reputed coloniser only.

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