Thane Mayor offers tax rebate as incentive to beautify city

Thane Mayor Sanjay More today announced rebates in property tax among other incentives for the city residents, who qualify by clearing a competition on certain development parameters, such as cleanliness.
The competition would test the participants on various topics such as cleanliness in the area, solid waste management, tree plantation, solar power, modernisation of fire-fighting systems, water conservation, timely payment of municipal taxes and also voters registration, More told reporters.
"The slum colonies who qualify in the competition will be given the benefit in the form of works to the tune of Rs 5-10 lakh in their colony," he said.

"The housing complexes which qualify in the competition will be given 5 per cent rebate in property tax," he said.
He said an independent committee comprising subject matter experts would examine the applicants and the cut-off marks for the qualification would be announced subsequently.
He urged the residents to participate in the competition in large numbers, and thus reduce the burden on the civic body.
"After Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' decision to not give any more permissions for dumping yards, the Thane Municipal Corporation has also decided to not have any more dumping yards. Instead, the housing complexes would be encouraged to undertake measures for waste disposal," he said.