<p>Speaking at a meeting of people’s representatives at the Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) hall here on Monday, the minister said the draft of the policy will be finalised during the one-day workshop for mayors, municipal corporation commissioners, presidents and commissioners of City municipal councils, and chairpersons and commissioners of urban development authorities to be held in Mysore on December 4. <br />Under the new policy, onus of developing slums will also be on municipal corporations, Suresh Kumar said.<br /><br />Steps will be taken to conduct open auction of leased properties during which existing occupants will be given priority, he said. <br /><br />The move will help the corporation to generate more income, Minister Suresh Kumar added.<br /><br />Hike in honorarium<br /><br />“The honorarium for corporators will also be increased. All commercial complexes should have parking space and we will also take steps to introduce one-time settlement removing the commercial establishments in the space meant for parking. Negligence of the corporations also resulted in such kind of violation of rules in commercial complexes. <br /><br />Absence of parking space has created traffic congestion also,” the minister added.<br /></p>
<p>Speaking at a meeting of people’s representatives at the Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) hall here on Monday, the minister said the draft of the policy will be finalised during the one-day workshop for mayors, municipal corporation commissioners, presidents and commissioners of City municipal councils, and chairpersons and commissioners of urban development authorities to be held in Mysore on December 4. <br />Under the new policy, onus of developing slums will also be on municipal corporations, Suresh Kumar said.<br /><br />Steps will be taken to conduct open auction of leased properties during which existing occupants will be given priority, he said. <br /><br />The move will help the corporation to generate more income, Minister Suresh Kumar added.<br /><br />Hike in honorarium<br /><br />“The honorarium for corporators will also be increased. All commercial complexes should have parking space and we will also take steps to introduce one-time settlement removing the commercial establishments in the space meant for parking. Negligence of the corporations also resulted in such kind of violation of rules in commercial complexes. <br /><br />Absence of parking space has created traffic congestion also,” the minister added.<br /></p>