<p>After going shop-to-shop to renew and issue trade licences, Mysore City Corporation (MCC) on Tuesday launched a three-day on the spot drive near K R Circle in zone six to facilitate trading community.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The first day of the drive saw renewal of 200 licences, besides issuing two new licences collecting Rs 4.81 lakh in the form of fee.<br /><br />The exercise opened to an overwhelming response at 10 am under a shamiyana erected in front of the Lansdowne building, thanks to prior publicity measures undertaken by the office of zonal assistant commissioner- six. <br /><br />Apart from distributing pamphlets, announcements on mikes had also been made to create awareness among the businessmen about the facility to be made available.<br /><br />Zonal assistant commissioner Thimmappa told Deccan Herald the zone has an estimated 7,000 traders spread over five wards from 34 to 38. Most important being the commercial areas like D Devaraj Urs road, Sayyaji Rao road, Shivarampet, Mission Hospital road and the surrounding areas. <br /><br />Among the total traders, only half of them, 3,500 had obtained licence earlier. However close to 2,000 renewed the same in the later years. <br /><br />Thimmappa exuded confidence that 1,000 more traders could be covered during the drive generating a revenue of Rs 50 lakh. <br /><br />He appealed to the traders to make use of the drive that will function from 10 am to 5 pm.<br /><br />In the existing permanent set up, the zonal office off Seshadri Iyer road issues and renews the licence. <br /><br />The violators are penalised 10 per cent of the fee, and in case of second violation the penalty will be doubled which could even go up to 100 per cent.</p>
<p>After going shop-to-shop to renew and issue trade licences, Mysore City Corporation (MCC) on Tuesday launched a three-day on the spot drive near K R Circle in zone six to facilitate trading community.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The first day of the drive saw renewal of 200 licences, besides issuing two new licences collecting Rs 4.81 lakh in the form of fee.<br /><br />The exercise opened to an overwhelming response at 10 am under a shamiyana erected in front of the Lansdowne building, thanks to prior publicity measures undertaken by the office of zonal assistant commissioner- six. <br /><br />Apart from distributing pamphlets, announcements on mikes had also been made to create awareness among the businessmen about the facility to be made available.<br /><br />Zonal assistant commissioner Thimmappa told Deccan Herald the zone has an estimated 7,000 traders spread over five wards from 34 to 38. Most important being the commercial areas like D Devaraj Urs road, Sayyaji Rao road, Shivarampet, Mission Hospital road and the surrounding areas. <br /><br />Among the total traders, only half of them, 3,500 had obtained licence earlier. However close to 2,000 renewed the same in the later years. <br /><br />Thimmappa exuded confidence that 1,000 more traders could be covered during the drive generating a revenue of Rs 50 lakh. <br /><br />He appealed to the traders to make use of the drive that will function from 10 am to 5 pm.<br /><br />In the existing permanent set up, the zonal office off Seshadri Iyer road issues and renews the licence. <br /><br />The violators are penalised 10 per cent of the fee, and in case of second violation the penalty will be doubled which could even go up to 100 per cent.</p>
