Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 26: A meeting of the Action Committee Development Charges, Extension Area, Nanak Nagar, was held today at Nanak Nagar here under the chairmanship of Col SS Sachdeva, wherein it was stressed upon the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to intervene into the matter regarding removal of disparity in fixing the excessive development charges against Nanak Nagar Colony and removal of penal interest of 18% imposed on colony people.
The members alleged that development charges of Rs 40,000 per canal were imposed to housing colony, Nanak Nagar whereas for other adjoining colonies like Gandhi Nagar, Gorkha Nagar and many other colonies, Rs 15000 per canal were fixed.
They also highlighted that though there is no clause available in any Government order regarding regularization of housing colonies, yet 18% penal interest is imposed upon the people of Nanak Nagar Colony.
Speakers informed that in 2007, the then Minister for Housing and Urban Development Department, Abdul Hamid Quarra had recommended the Government for reducing the development charges from Rs 40,000 to Rs 25,000 and its submission to the State cabinet but the same is still pending in the Urban Development Department and the people are awaiting the amendment in the development charges.
The meeting appealed the State Chief Minister to intervene into the matter personally and put a halt to the discrimination with the people of Nanak Nagar.
Those who spoke on the occasion included ND Sharma, S Hira Singh, S Ajit Singh, BD Sharma, Bishan Singh, SR Sharma and Hakumat Singh.
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