The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has recorded a 24% increase this year in the business tax levied in September, the same month last year. Also 35% of the target collection of property taxes this year is already at the civic body is Kitty.

Speaking with the media on Friday, the Municipal Commissioner AMC, Guruprasad Mohapatra said that the civil action was the body of the true purpose of collecting property tax raised RS504 Rs604 crore last year crore this year.

“RS225 crore has already been collected, which means that 35% of the work was done,” he said.He also said that in the 2008-09 fiscal year property taxes collected by the CMA was Rs329 crore. This was increased to RS410 crore in 2009-10, he said, adding that last year (2010-11), the property tax was collected Rs435 crore.

Similarly, for the tax on economic activities, there was an increase in the tax collected this year compared to last year. “In 2010-11, the taxes collected in September was Rs30.70 crore.

Compared to last year, we’ve collected Rs38 crores in September this month. This means an increase of 24%, “said Mohapatra.

Commenting on the actions provided for city road Mohapatra said they had identified 103 streets of the city that was 60 feet wide or more.

“These roads are the new models, and correspond to the quality of the streets of Mumbai and Delhi. Tenders have already been launched and the work will be re-defined the OPA, the new configuration. Rs41.15 crore for AMC charges on these roads “he said.

In addition, there are 524 city streets that are less than 60 feet wide, which will be repaired at a cost of millions of rupees RS55.

Mohapatra also spoke of the underground railway project that all new buildings are located within 150 feet of the project alignment will be necessary to take a “no objection certificate” of the Technical Commission AMC.