EDMC to build more toilets, construct 2,100 kiosks in parks

EDMC has proposed to build more toilets keeping women in mind, and also relax property tax rate for parents of girl children, as part of its current annual budget.
The civic body has constructed 80 toilets for women in different areas in this year. Nine more will be inaugurated on the occasion of Republic Day, EDMC's Standing Committee Chairperson Lata Gupta said in a special meet of the municipal House today.
The budget also proposed construction of kiosks at 2100 parks of EDMC, 50 per cent of which would be allotted to women, 10 per cent to differently-abled, and 2 per cent to transgenders.

Gupta said that the civic body was committed to uphold the honour of women and take steps for their empowerment through different measures.
The East Delhi Municipal Corporation has also decided to provide 5 per cent rebate in property tax to parents having girl children and 8 per cent incentive cut if their wards go to municipal-run schools.
She also proposed for letting the EDMC community centres for free, on recommendations of councillors for marriage of orphan girls as well as daughters of poor people and widows.

The rebate will be applicable till the girls are married.
She also emphasised that steps are being taken to enhance revenue of the civic body facing a deep financial crisis.

"In the current financial year 2015-16, EDMC has earned an income of Rs 140 crore. By the end of the financial year it is expected to go upto Rs 180 crore," she said.