Financial condition of 57 municipal corporations is very bad, electricity bill of Rs 311 crore not paid

Ahmedabad. Due to poor administrative system in Gujarat, the financial condition of the municipalities of the state has become very bad. The treasury of most of the municipalities of Gujarat is empty. The poor financial condition of the municipalities in the state can be gauged from the fact that they do not even have money to pay their electricity bills. It is reported that electricity bills worth crores of rupees have not been paid by 57 municipal corporations of Gujarat.

Electricity bill of Rs 311 crore not paid

According to an information, 57 municipal corporations of Gujarat have not paid electricity bills worth Rs 311 crore. Due to this, due to switching off of street lights in these municipal corporations, the roads can get plunged into darkness at any time. Municipalities are facing financial crisis due to decline in revenue. Due to the Municipal Corporation system not being strict in collecting various taxes including water, the income of the administration is decreasing. At the same time, in view of the elections, the public representatives stop for strict collection. Due to all these reasons the municipality has no source of earning. The important thing is that it has also been suggested to increase the amount of tax, but the government itself is in no mood to implement it.

Need to take loan from government

The condition of these municipalities of the state has become such that they have to pay the electricity bills by submitting proposals to the government and taking loans at 4 percent interest. If the municipality unable to pay the electricity bill does not do so, the street lights will be switched off. Due to this, common people will have to face problems.

Source : palpalindia
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