South civic body to outsource survey for new licence policy
24 Oct 2012 7:42 AM IST
South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has decided to outsource the ‘survey of traders, preparation of trade license and its delivery’ for the traders in its area to bring maximum trader under license net. The corporation is coming up with a simplified, trader-friendly and fool proof new trade licence policy to end inspector raj and increase its revenue manifold.
In the new policy corporation has also made the trade licence mandatory for public and private educational institutions.The Millennium Post on 21 September 2012 had reported that the corporation is planning to put public and private schools under trade license net – South schools public service units no more?
‘The new trade policy has been designed to end ‘inspector raj’ and is expected to increase the revenue of the department from present three crore per annum to Rs 100 crore for the 2012-13 financial year,’ said Rajesh Gehlot, Chairman of Standing Committee of SDMC. ‘A private company having relevant experience in municipal survey would be engaged through bidding for door-to-door survey of traders and making the licences,’ added Gehlot. According to new policy a compentent officer of the trade licence deparment would accompany the team of company to issue on the spot ‘provisional trade license’ for the traders on payment of processing fee of around Rs 500, which will be valid for 90 days.
Meanwhile, the trader will be asked to submit the requiremed documets and license fee within a time frame and would be issued an actual trade license within 60 days.
‘The processing fee and licence fee will be collected by the corporation and company will be paid a mutally agreed consultancy fee for her service from the account of the corporation. There would be no percentage system to be paid to the company from the amount collected from traders in liew of processing fee and licence fee,’ clarified Gehlot. The new trade policy has various categories and sub-categories of the trades and flat rates for them so that traders can calculate their licence fee themselves.
In the new policy corporation has also made the trade licence mandatory for public and private educational institutions.The Millennium Post on 21 September 2012 had reported that the corporation is planning to put public and private schools under trade license net – South schools public service units no more?
‘The new trade policy has been designed to end ‘inspector raj’ and is expected to increase the revenue of the department from present three crore per annum to Rs 100 crore for the 2012-13 financial year,’ said Rajesh Gehlot, Chairman of Standing Committee of SDMC. ‘A private company having relevant experience in municipal survey would be engaged through bidding for door-to-door survey of traders and making the licences,’ added Gehlot. According to new policy a compentent officer of the trade licence deparment would accompany the team of company to issue on the spot ‘provisional trade license’ for the traders on payment of processing fee of around Rs 500, which will be valid for 90 days.
Meanwhile, the trader will be asked to submit the requiremed documets and license fee within a time frame and would be issued an actual trade license within 60 days.
‘The processing fee and licence fee will be collected by the corporation and company will be paid a mutally agreed consultancy fee for her service from the account of the corporation. There would be no percentage system to be paid to the company from the amount collected from traders in liew of processing fee and licence fee,’ clarified Gehlot. The new trade policy has various categories and sub-categories of the trades and flat rates for them so that traders can calculate their licence fee themselves.
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