This new fee, which will be assembled together with real estate tax, will effectively increase the overall annual costs for housing owners.
Delhi residents will soon face an increase in expenses, as the Municipal Corporation Delhi (MCD) plans to introduce a monthly fee for using the garbage for the door, a service previously provided without a fee. Seven years after solid waste treatment rules were implemented in the national capital, MCD will start collecting fees from 50 to 200 rubles a month from residential real estate owners. This new fee, which will be assembled together with real estate tax, will effectively increase the overall annual costs for housing owners.
How much should residents pay?
The user’s charge will be determined by the size of the property and the tariffs are set as follows:
Properties up to 50 square m will be charged 50 rubles per month, those from 50 to 200 sq.m will be charged 100 rubles per month, and properties exceeding 200 sq.m, 200 rupees are charged. Street sellers will have to pay 100 rupees per month. Thus, a typical homeowner can count on paying an additional 600 to 2400 rupees every year except for a real estate tax.
For commercial buildings
Enterprises and institutions will face much higher charges:
Shops and snacks are charged 500 rubles a year, boards and dharamshalas will be charged 2000 rubles a year, and restaurants from 50 or more places charge 3000 rubles a year. Hotels estimate 3-star and above, charge 5,000 rubles a year, while clinics and laboratory from 50 or more beds are charged 4000 rubles a year. The banks and the coaching center are charged 2000 rubles a year, and the marriage halls charge 5,000 rubles a year. Small branches that produce dangerous waste will be charged 3000 rubles a year. MCD suggests that this initiative can create up to 150 rupees in additional annual income.
The introduction of the users’ charges has incurred political dispute in the capital. The Aama Aad (AAP) party expressed strong criticism, calling the decision “arbitrary” and an unauthorized chamber. Mayor Delhi SHEYA reportedly expressed concern with the MCD commissioner, challenged the legality of the users’ accusation without the required approval of the Council.
The rules for the treatment of solid waste were originally noticed by the center in 2016, and the Delhi government after them implemented in January 2018. However, three former municipal corporations, then under the control of BJP, previously opposed this plan. Now, according to the only MCD, the implementation is ongoing, which directly affects the significant number of Delhi residents.
Meanwhile, on Monday, the Aama Aadi (AAP) party claimed that the municipal corporation of Delhi (MCD), which operates at the direction of the commissioner, “unilaterally” started collecting fees for garbage for solid waste from the residents of the capital.
Speaking at a press conference, AAP leader and Mayor Mahesh Kumar Hicha said: “The Commissioner has traveled the elected house and arbitrarily linked these allegations with the real estate tax, and this decision that will unjustly inflate the tax burden on residents who are already fighting economic pressure.
