TMA chakwal to increase tariffs 2011-12

CHAKWAL, April 7: The Tehsil Municipal Administration is all set to increase tariffs on different services.

Water, parking, security of shops and bus stand fees are likely to be raised by 100 per cent. In a public notice, the TMA said to meet the expenses it had decided to revise the tariff rates.

Tehsil Municipal Officer Qammar Zeeshan said there was a sharp disparity between the income and expenditure of the civic body. “We provide services to the people on the basis of ‘no profit no loss’ but we are bearing a big loss as the services we provide to the masses cost more than 10 million compared to the income which is less than 0.4 million,” he said.

A sub-committee has been set up in this regard to which objections can be submitted by April 14. After hearing the objections till April 16, the committee will send its recommendations in to the higher authorities. The final decision would be taken on May 2o and revised tariffs will be implemented from June 1.

According to the proposed plan, the parking fee of trucks and buses will be increased from Rs15 to Rs25 while that of small vehicles will be raised to Rs20 from the current Rs12. The parking fee of Suzuki carry vans and rickshaws will be raised to Rs10 from Rs5.

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