The new fee will be collected along with property taxes and will effectively increase the overall cost of homeowners.
As Delhi Municipal Corporation (MCD) plans to raise monthly user fees for door-to-door garbage collection, Delhi residents will soon face increased fees, a previously provided service. After seven years of the Solid Waste Management Rules, implemented in the national capital in 2018, the MCD will begin charging Rs 50 to Rs 200 per month from residential owners. The new fee will be collected along with property taxes and will effectively increase the overall cost of homeowners.
How much does the residents have to pay?
The user fee will be determined by the size of the attribute, and its price is as follows:
Property up to 50 m² will be charged Rs 50 per month, properties up to 200 m² will be charged Rs 100 per month, and properties over 200 m² will be charged Rs 200 per month. Street vendors will be required to pay Rs 100 per month. Therefore, a typical homeowner can also expect to pay Rs 600 to Rs 2,400 per year in addition to property taxes.
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Businesses and institutions will face higher fees:
Shops and restaurants will charge Rs 500 per year, hotels and Dharamshalas will charge Rs 2,000 per year, and Rs 3,000 per year for restaurants with 50 or more seats. Hotels with ratings of three stars and above will charge Rs 5,000 per year, while those for clinics and laboratories will be Rs 4,000 per year. The bank and coaching centre will charge Rs 2,000 per year and the wedding hall will charge Rs 5,000 per year. Small-scale industries that produce hazardous waste will charge Rs 3,000 per year. MCD expects the annual revenue of the scheme could be as high as Rs 1.5 crore.
The introduction of user allegations has sparked political disputes within the capital. The AAM AADMI Party (AAP) has made strong criticisms, labeling the decision as “arbitrary” and unauthorized by the House of Representatives. Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi reportedly raised concerns against the MCD Commissioner, questioning the legality of the allegations of levied users without the necessary council approval.
Initially, the Centre notified the Solid Waste Management Rules in 2016, which the Delhi Government subsequently implemented in January 2018. However, three former municipal companies under the BJP control at the time had previously opposed the plan. Now, under the unified MCD, the implementation is underway, directly affecting a large number of Delhi residents.
Meanwhile, on Monday, the AAM AADMI Party (AAP) claimed that the Delhi Municipal Corporation (MCD), which operates under the direction of its commissioner, had “unilaterally” begun charging solid waste management waste users fees for residents of the capital.
AAP leader and mayor Mahesh Kumar Khichi said in a press conference: “The Commissioner bypassed the elected houses and arbitrarily linked these allegations to property taxes, a move that would unfairly cover the taxes to residents who have already experienced economic pressure. We demanded immediate cash because the decision was because the decision was the opposition pepepeople and Procatural contagoplemime and Procatural contaguptime and Procatural Empemimate and Contaguriptime and Procatural Egregiptime””. ”
