AMC standing committee finalizes Rs. 9,482 crores annual budget for 2023-2024

Sabarmati: Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) today finalized and announced the details of its Rs. 9,482 crores annual budget for the financial year 2023-2024.

Hitesh Barot, Chairman of the Standing Committee of AMC in his briefing announced a 13 percent rebate for those paying advance tax online. Those taxpayers who paid advance tax continuously in the last three years will get a 14% rebate plus a 1% rebate if advance payment is made online. Relief in property tax is announced for newly added areas such as Bopal-Ghuma municipality, Chiloda Naroda (city) gram panchayat, Kathwada gram panchayat area – Sanathal, Visalpur, Aslali, Geratnagar, Bilasiya, Ranasan, Khodiyar, Nana Chiloda, Kathwada, etc. The AMC has kept door-to-door garbage collection users’ charges unchanged. Vehicle tax is also unchanged while all-electric vehicles are to get 100 percent relief in vehicle tax. AMC had increased property tax by Rs. 20 per sqm per year in the case of residential properties and Rs. 34 for non-residential properties. Municipal Corporation will not implement the revised new Jantri’s effect for the next three years for the purpose of property tax.

AMC has decided to build two white topping roads in each ward for Rs. 250 crores. Navrangpura-based Sardar Patel stadium will be revamped at a cost of Rs. 25 crores. Rs. 15 crore are proposed to be spent on account of 80-liter capacity waste bin to residential units for day-to-day garbage collection. Rs. 7 crore Yoga cum Meditation center is proposed in the budget. Asarwa-Omnagar railway underpass to be built for Rs. 5 crores. Rs. 10 crores to be spent for purchase of five new supersuccer machines. 11 lakh trees are to be planted for Rs. 5 crores. Community health centers shall have dialysis centers for Rs. 5 crores. Two snorkel and drone-operated vehicle-mounted fire fighting systems (3) are to be purchased for Rs. 10 crores at this stage. Rs. 7 crore are to be spent for the beautification of the Rath Yatra route in Saraspur for the heritage walk. Rs. 10 crore sum is allocated for the new refuge transfer station. Rs. 2 crore allocation has been made at this stage for setting up 500 TPD processing plants. LG hospital and Shardaben hospital will have a neurology department.