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Indian Express
4 days ago
- Business
- Indian Express
Chandigarh civic body revises community centre policy: free use for poor girls' weddings, RWAs meet; rituals payable
The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) has decided to continue offering free use of community centres for weddings of girls from the Below Poverty Line (BPL) families, as well as for meetings of Residents' Welfare Associations (RWAs) and Senior Citizen Associations, but ceremonies such as 'pagdi' and post-funeral meals (kriya bhog) will now attract a 25 per cent booking charge. These events were previously exempt, but the policy was revised after opposition to an initially proposed 50 per cent fee. The new draft policy, which includes revised usage rules and updated pricing, will be presented for approval in the MC House meeting scheduled on June 3. Earlier drafts that suggested charges for RWA meetings and poor girls' weddings were rolled back, following strong objections from civic groups. Revised booking charges across categories Booking fees for community centres are set to increase across the board. Category-A centres, currently priced at Rs 44,000 (including tax), will now be available for Rs 60,000 (excluding tax). Centres previously available for Rs 22,000 will now cost Rs 40,000 and applicable tax. For Category C centres, charges will increase from the previous range of Rs 5,000–Rs 22,000 to Rs 15,000–Rs 30,000. Membership-based access introduced The Corporation is also introducing an annual membership model for community centres, similar to club memberships. The annual fee has been fixed at Rs 1,000 for Category A and B centres and Rs 500 for senior citizens. For Category C centres, it will be Rs 500 and Rs 250 for senior citizens. Members will enjoy privileges such as discounted bookings and access to facilities like gyms and indoor games. The operation of each centre will be overseen by a management committee, with the area mayor acting as patron and the local councilor as chairperson. Nominated councillors and departmental SDEs will also be included in these panels. PPP model for operations and expansion Under a new Public-Private Partnership (PPP) initiative, five community centres — located in Sectors 37, 38-West, 40, 49 and 50 — will be operated and maintained by private companies. The company offering the highest revenue share will win the contract. These operators will be allowed to rebrand the centres, but booking charges cannot exceed 1.5 times the base rate. Additionally, Request for Proposals (RFPs) will be floated to construct new centres on vacant land in Sectors 24, 51, 63 and Bapu Dham (Sector 26), and to redevelop existing centres in Sector 29 and Thakurdwara (Manimajra), along with managing the Rose Club in Sector 16. These contracts will be for 15 years initially, extendable by five years.
Hans India
26-05-2025
- General
- Hans India
Civic body steps up fogging to prevent mosquito infestation
Hyderabad: GHMC Commissioner R V Karnan has urged members of the Residents' Welfare Associations to make sure that there should be no stagnation of water in their neighbourhoods and to take measures to avert mosquito-breeding. He called upon local public representatives and all citizens to join in the initiative aimed at curbing mosquito infestations throughout the city. The civic body urged the public to take proactive measures to curb spread of mosquitoes. Residents should maintain cleanliness around their homes. It is crucial to eliminate any stagnant water and to implement suitable precautions to stop mosquitoes from entering homes. Fogging was conducted in all six GHMC circles to avert mosquito menace ahead of the monsoon. To effectively tackle any potential infestations during the upcoming season, extensive fogging was initiated in select pilot divisions. The operations were conducted in Dattatreya Nagar in the Goshamahal circle and behind Arora College in the Musaram Bagh division. In the Amberpet division, fogging was taken up in Patel Nagar, New Patel Nagar, Chennareddy Nagar, Kakatiya Line, Babu Nagar Polytechnic Road, Akash Nagar, Kumar Nagar and Owaisi Nagar. The entomology officers and their staff actively participated and diligently executed the activities. Fogging was conducted using VMF machines, while in other areas, large-scale activities were executed with PMF machines. In the Vidhanga Saroornagar circle, Gaddi Annaram division, Kapra circle, Venkateswara Nagar, Mangapuram Colony, and Krishna Nagar Colony, corporator Jerry Potula Prabhudas from Meerpet actively took part. Additionally, in the Musheerabad circle, Domalaguda, Uppal circle, Swaroop Reddy Nagar area, Jeedimetla division, Vennela Gadda Area, and Nagole division, corporator Aruna was involved in fogging. Mettu Kumar Yadav from Patancheru oversaw and participated in fogging in Raghavendra Colony. The operation was successfully executed thanks to collaboration of corporators from various divisions. In the LB Nagar zone fogging was taken up in Kapra, Uppal, Hayathnagar, Hastinapuram and Saroornagar, besides Charminar areas, including Malakpet, Santoshnagar, Chandrayanagutta, Falaknuma, Rajendranagar, Mehdipatnam, Karwan, Goshamahal, Khairatabad, Jubilee Hills (Khairatabad circle).
