Soon Aligarh will now be known as Harigarh. In the first board meeting of the Municipal Corporation which lasted for about 11 hours, the proposal to change the name of Aligarh was passed.
Apart from this, the proposal for payment from the State Department Commission under Jalkal and Amrit Yojana was also approved in the presence of the Mayor. However, the House did not pass the proposal to increase the basic budget, water price and sewer charges of the Municipal Corporation. Harigarh’s proposal will now go to the government.
The name of Aligarh will be changed after getting approval from the government. The board meeting of Aligarh Municipal Corporation continued for the longest period on Monday. No board meeting had lasted so long in the last five years. In the board meeting, after lunch, the series of questions and answers started even after 4 pm. During this time, on the suggestion of Councilor Sanjay Pandit, the proposal to convert Aligarh into Harigarh was passed.
Deputy Chairman Kuldeep suggested that commercial tax should not be taken from factories where 10 to 5 people are working, the House also passed this proposal. The House passed other proposals including hand pump rebar, operation of new tube wells for the Water Department.
A proposal for payment of about Rs 86 lakh to the Water Department from the State Finance Commission was placed in the House. The proposal that there will be no exemption in house tax from January 2024 to March has also been passed. Many other proposals including water price, sewerage will be placed in the next meeting. The officers assured to implement most of the suggestions of the councillors. Former Mayor Mohd.
During Furkan’s tenure, councilors did not have to struggle like this to answer questions. The councilors used to get answers to the questions first or were satisfied with the answers. During the tenure of the former mayor, the budget was kept in a special session only.
Aligarh Mayor Prashant Singhal said, the councilors in the House questioned the Municipal Corporation officers. Municipal corporation officers answered the questions. The officers will complete the questions which have not been answered. The Municipal Commissioner has given instructions for investigation on the issues on which the councilors have lodged objections.
Municipal corporation officers cannot escape accountability. The councilor has to go among the public and accordingly the Municipal Corporation officers have to fulfill their responsibilities. Any kind of irregularity or disturbance will not be tolerated. Except budget, water price and sewerage, remaining proposals have been passed.
Municipal Corporation’s Municipal Commissioner Amit Aseri said, in the first meeting of the board, the councilors asked questions regarding all the departments. To which the officers responded. The points on which answers have not been received will be given. The departments on which councilors have talked about irregularities and irregularities will be investigated. Action will be taken against whoever is found guilty in the investigation. The Municipal Corporation is working for public facilities and development under the rules of the government.
