Cabinet approves commercial rates exemption to land for Fiji mission

The government today approved the exemption of commercial rates for a plot of land allotted to the Fijian High Commission in the diplomatic area of Chanakyapuri here.

The proposal was approved at a Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The government granted exemption from commercial rates for the plot No. 31-B, measuring 2,800 sq metre, in Chanakyapuri diplomatic area to the Fijian High Commission, and to extend the same terms and conditions as offered by Fiji for the land offered to the Indian High Commission in Suva, an official statement said.

In August 2015, the Fijian government had offered a plot of land measuring 6,695 sq metres at a special lease of 99 years with a rent of Fijian Dollars 100 per annum to be assessed every five years for construction of the Indian High Commission in Suva, and proposed exchange of land on reciprocal basis.

 

"Given the special nature of bilateral relations with Fiji, exchange of plots on reciprocal basis by way of exemption from charging commercial rate for the plot of land allotted to High Commission of Fiji has been considered positively," the statement said.