The independent corporator of Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), Maruti Bhapkar, is crying hoarse over the populist announcements made by the civic body. He is against gifting monetary benefits to employees in the form of bonus and other remunerations during the festive season when the civic body is reeling under heavy debt. Bhapkar should realise that proposals approved by the others of his ilk have led to such poor financial status of PCMC.
Similarly, civic staff’s faces will not split into a wide smile while celebrating the festival of lights when they realise that they have to pay later for these financial benefits in the form of higher taxes. The general body and standing committee approve many plans and announces decisions that give momentary relief to citizens. But later, in order the minimise the deficit, these same panels take ‘tough’ measures forcing citizens to pay through their nose as an act of penance for the steps taken by their elected leaders, and this vicious circle continues every year.
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