Fed urges govt to implement Nagarpalika scheme

Tiruchirapalli, Mar 16 (UNI) The Federation of Tamil Nadu Flat and Housing Promoters Associations (FTPA) urged the government to implement 'Nagarpalika' scheme in the state immediately.

Talking to newspersons here this evening, FTPA state president P Manishankar said the Nagarpalika scheme providing maximum powers to the local bodies was in force in many states, but not implemented in the state.

As per the scheme, the local bodies itself could approve the flat schemes as per the Development Control Rules, he said.

He damanded the abolition of vacant site tax in all the Corporations and Municipalities in the state. Similarly, the master plan of all Corporations and Municipalities should be revised once in five years, he said.

Stating that the Centre should have Price Control Mechanism for Cement and other building construction materials, he damanded its assurance on not hiking the prices of steel for another year.

UNI