Bhopal Municipal Corporation Plans To Scrap Commercial Licence Fee Linked To Property Tax
· Free Press Journal
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The mandatory commercial licence fee of Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) currently collected along with property tax may soon be abolished in Bhopal.
The proposal was discussed during the Mayor-in-Council (MiC) meeting chaired by Mayor Malti Rai on Thursday. MIC members said the system exists only in Bhopal and not in any other municipal body in Madhya Pradesh.
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The proposal will now be sent to the BMC Council and subsequently to the state government for approval.
They argued that the arrangement, introduced during the tenure of former Municipal Commissioner KVS Chaudhary, should be discontinued.
The BMC presently collects commercial licence fees from property owners, whereas earlier the charge was paid directly by shopkeepers.
The change has led to disputes in commercial buildings where owners are required to pay the fee and then recover it from tenants. In many cases, tenants refuse to pay, resulting in legal disputes.
A delegation from the Bhopal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), led by president Govind Goyal, met Municipal Commissioner Sanskriti Jain and demanded the withdrawal of the fee.
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