Over 92 Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) officials and office bearers, including 10 ward committee chairpersons and six advisory committee chairpersons, will get back the vehicles allotted for official work from Tuesday. Mayor Maya Iwnate has ordered municipal commissioner Aseem Gupta and the general administration department (GAD) to return the vehicle to these officials and office bearers at a meeting held with officials and NMC Taxi Chalak-Malak Mahasangh on Monday.
However, some NMC officials have questioned the decision. "As per by-laws of the civic body, only mayor Maya Iwnate, deputy mayor Kishor Kumeria and municipal commissioner Aseem Gupta are entitled to one official vehicle each. However, 92 civic officials and office bearers were using vehicles given by NMC, while 16 officials were using their private vehicles and claiming reimbursement from the civic body. How can the Mayor order return of these vehicles to all officials?" they asked.
The issue had come into focus when corporators Sandip Joshi and Pravin Datke questioned the administration's increase in vehicle allowance for some NMC officials from Rs 8,000 to Rs 12,000 without the permission of the house. They were supported by ruling party leader Anil Sole and opposition member Praful Gudadhe. Iwnate had then ordered withdrawal of vehicles of all such officials and recovery of the Rs 4,000 extra per month paid to such officials.
A day later, Gupta had hit back at the corporators by withdrawing all 92 hired vehicles being used by civic officials and office bearers, including the 10 ward committee chairpersons, six advisory committee chairpersons and nine vehicles of health officials.
Now, the solution arrived upon to suit both sides will result in the issue of hiking the maintenance charges from Rs 8,000 to Rs 12,000 being put up before the general body meeting for discussion. The house is expected to allow the 16 officials; 10 zonal officers, municipal secretary and five deputy engineers, to receive Rs 12,000 as maintenance charges. In return, the administration will allow the hired private vehicles to remain at the disposal of civic officials and office bearers from tomorrow, a senior GAD official said.
However, some NMC officials have questioned the decision. "As per by-laws of the civic body, only mayor Maya Iwnate, deputy mayor Kishor Kumeria and municipal commissioner Aseem Gupta are entitled to one official vehicle each. However, 92 civic officials and office bearers were using vehicles given by NMC, while 16 officials were using their private vehicles and claiming reimbursement from the civic body. How can the Mayor order return of these vehicles to all officials?" they asked.
The issue had come into focus when corporators Sandip Joshi and Pravin Datke questioned the administration's increase in vehicle allowance for some NMC officials from Rs 8,000 to Rs 12,000 without the permission of the house. They were supported by ruling party leader Anil Sole and opposition member Praful Gudadhe. Iwnate had then ordered withdrawal of vehicles of all such officials and recovery of the Rs 4,000 extra per month paid to such officials.
A day later, Gupta had hit back at the corporators by withdrawing all 92 hired vehicles being used by civic officials and office bearers, including the 10 ward committee chairpersons, six advisory committee chairpersons and nine vehicles of health officials.
Now, the solution arrived upon to suit both sides will result in the issue of hiking the maintenance charges from Rs 8,000 to Rs 12,000 being put up before the general body meeting for discussion. The house is expected to allow the 16 officials; 10 zonal officers, municipal secretary and five deputy engineers, to receive Rs 12,000 as maintenance charges. In return, the administration will allow the hired private vehicles to remain at the disposal of civic officials and office bearers from tomorrow, a senior GAD official said.
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