Tax Clock ticks on Newtown, Newtown to remain "Newtown"

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"We found that the tax assessment was done like the KMC matrix of unit area taxation. This would have led to people in New Town paying more," said urban development minister Firhad Hakim. 

"We wanted this to be in accordance with the West Bengal Municipal Act, 1993. Moreover, New Town has a lot of business establishments which avail civic facilities from the NKDA. They will now pay an enhanced one-time trade fee of Rs 2,500 and Rs 500 for every annual renewal thereafter," Hakim added"

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"Speaking about the bill, Hakim said a considerable number of people have started settling down in the New Town and as a result demand for civic services are growing day by day in the rapidly developing township. 

The responsibility of providing such civic services rests with New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) under the New Town Development Authority Act, 2007. 

This instant amendment was thus moved in the House to provide such services to the inhabitants of New Town Kolkata on continuous basis and in a sustainable way, the minister said. 

Stating that it will take 10 to 15 years for completion of this entire township project, Hakim said that the state government took up this project to diffuse the burden of enormous growth of population in the capital city and its adjacent areas. 

With an amendment to the Section 36A of the Act, the bill also allowed increase in the fees for certificate of enlistment for profession or trade from Rs 500 to Rs 2,500 through the process prescribed by the NKDA, he said. "

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