Third Municipal Valuation Committee (MVC) recommendations to remain pending – Mayor Satya Sharma

East Delhi Mayor  Satya Sharma today said that the East Delhi Municipal Corporation has decided to keep the implementation of third Municipal Valuation Committee (MVC) recommendations pending considering the impediments being faced in this regard.

She informed that a committee would be constituted by the Corporation which would look into the various aspects regarding implementation of the third MVC’s recommendations and present its report to the House.

 Satya Sharma said that as per the report of the MVC, category and factors deciding property tax of industrial and commercial areas have changed majority of them into higher category which has raised the property tax rates by a big margin and therefore its implementation is being opposed by East Delhi’s most market and industries associations.

“Taking a practical viewpoint and considering the protest by traders, EDMC has decided to relook at the recommendations of the report. A committee would be formed for this purpose. Till then, third MVC report’s implementation would be kept pending,”  Sharma addressing a press conference.

Chairperson of Standing Committee  Lata Gupta said that the decision to implement the reports was earlier taken under pressure as the Delhi Government had proposed it as one of the conditions for releasing funds to the Corporation, which were desperately needed to pay salaries to employees. She further said, “We were facing the challenge of disbursement of salary to staff then. Now, at the implementation stage, lots of issues have come to the notice. Those issues need to be addressed before implementation. Hence, a relook into the recommendations from the East Delhi point of view is required.

Former Mayor  Harsh Malhotra said that as per DMC Act, hardship anomaly committee would be formed to address the issue. He said that Delhi government burdening the citizens by increasing more taxes. He said that property tax would rise by four to seven times if MVC report is implemented.  Malhotra said that Delhi Government, despite High Court’s order, did not implement 4th Delhi Finance Commission report and on the other hand order the Corporation to introduce such anti-people measures. He said that MVC report would be sent to Delhi Government.

Deputy Mayor  Raj Kumar Dhillon, Leader of House  Sanjay Jain, former Leader of House  Ram Narayan Dubey and member of Standing Committee,  Jitender Chaudhary were present during the press conference.