<p>The South Corporation has now written to city Urban Development Minister Manish Sisodia for “immediate release’ of the Municipal Reform Fund by Delhi government.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Subhash Arya, Chairman of the Standing Committee of South Delhi Municipal Corporation said the city government has not released grants under various schemes to the corporation.<br /><br />“After implementation of the Unit Area Method in 2004, the then city government had assured us to compensate the losses but it is still pending since 2005-06,” Arya said.<br />He added that the government was giving 5.5 per cent to municipal corporations under the ‘global share of taxes’ till 2007-08.<br /><br />Share reduced<br />“The share was reduced to four per cent and the rest 1.5 per cent is kept under Municipal Reform Fund (MRF),” the Chairman said.<br /><br />“Under the MRF Rs 60 crore was released against the demand of Rs 135 crore in 2012-13 and since 2013 no MRF has been released to the municipal corporation,” he said.<br /><br />Arya said that the corporations are carrying out works in authorised colonies, unauthorised colonies and rural village areas and added that “no fund” has been released under these schemes.<br /><br />He added that corporations have been carrying out schemes like multi-level parkings, roads, schools, community centre and road-over-bridges.<br /><br />“But the city government failed to release funds in a timely manner leading to delay in projects,” he said.<br /></p>
<p>The South Corporation has now written to city Urban Development Minister Manish Sisodia for “immediate release’ of the Municipal Reform Fund by Delhi government.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Subhash Arya, Chairman of the Standing Committee of South Delhi Municipal Corporation said the city government has not released grants under various schemes to the corporation.<br /><br />“After implementation of the Unit Area Method in 2004, the then city government had assured us to compensate the losses but it is still pending since 2005-06,” Arya said.<br />He added that the government was giving 5.5 per cent to municipal corporations under the ‘global share of taxes’ till 2007-08.<br /><br />Share reduced<br />“The share was reduced to four per cent and the rest 1.5 per cent is kept under Municipal Reform Fund (MRF),” the Chairman said.<br /><br />“Under the MRF Rs 60 crore was released against the demand of Rs 135 crore in 2012-13 and since 2013 no MRF has been released to the municipal corporation,” he said.<br /><br />Arya said that the corporations are carrying out works in authorised colonies, unauthorised colonies and rural village areas and added that “no fund” has been released under these schemes.<br /><br />He added that corporations have been carrying out schemes like multi-level parkings, roads, schools, community centre and road-over-bridges.<br /><br />“But the city government failed to release funds in a timely manner leading to delay in projects,” he said.<br /></p>
