The Fact News Service
Chandigarh, June 27
Taking strict action against 9 taxi stands in the city, the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh today took possession of these taxi stands for failing to pay pending dues amounting to Rs. 1.12 crores.
Following the orders of MC Commissioner Anindita Mitra, IAS, the team of the engineering wing today took physical possession of 9 defaulting taxi stands in the city, which have failed to deposit the dues even after repeated reminders and notices pasted on the pre-fabricated structures of each taxi stand giving time till 25.06.2024.
While speaking about the action, the MC Commissioner briefed that after sending pendency notices to total 59 taxi stands, MC Chandigarh has successfully recovered an amount of pending dues amounting to Rs. 4.21 crores out of total outstanding amount of about Rs. 5.34 crores. She said that the MCC today took physical possession of the 9 defaulting taxi stands which failed to deposit their dues amounting to Rs. 1.12 crores after giving last chance till 25th June, 2024.
She said that the General House, in its meeting held on 17th October 2023, had decided to waive off the interest from 24 to 10 percent per annum and fixed six installments for making payments of outstanding dues from the occupier of the taxi stands i.e. October 2023 to March 2024. The General House also granted three months additional relaxation in ground rent making it six months relaxation on account of COVID. Additionally the taxi stands who would have cleared their outstanding dues would be allowed continuation on ‘as is where is’ basis, she added.
