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RCC-BUDGET-MEETING (with picture)
Liton for creating new more earning sectors
RAJSHAHI, June 4, 2020 (BSS) – Mayor of Rajshahi city AHM Khairuzzaman Liton has called for boosting the civic services through generating new more revenue earning sectors.
He said there is no alternative to finding out furthermore income sources to fulfill the hopes and aspirations of the city dwellers through enhancing the civic amenities.
Mayor Liton came up with the observation while presiding over the meeting of Rajshahi City Corporation’s (RCC)revised budget of 2019-2020 and proposed budget formulation of 2020-2021 financial years held at the city bhaban conference hall here on Wednesday afternoon.
Panel Mayors Shariful Islam Babu and Tahera Begum Mily, Ward Councilors Nijam Ul Azim and Abdus Sobhan, Chief Executive Officer Dr Sharif Uddin, Secretary Abu Hayat Rahmatullah, Chief Revenue Officer Shahana Akter Jahan, Chief Health Officer Dr AFM Anjuman Ara Begum and Chief Conservancy Officer Sheikh Muhammad Mamun were present at the meeting.
Mayor Liton said utmost emphasis should be given on strengthening the economic condition of the city corporation. Time has come to create new income sources instead of depending on only the holding taxes and other existing earnings.
He told the meeting that City University will be launched in the city. “We can boost our revenue earning through establishing new residential area and CNG stations,” he added.
The city corporation intends to make all its civic services digitised and automated in phases for the benefit of the city dwellers.
“We are pledged to make the services transparent and accountable through freeing those from all sorts of corruption and manipulation,” said Liton.
He told the meeting that the present government has approved a mega project involving around Tk 3,000 crore for infrastructural development in Rajshahi city.
Many other projects are also being implemented for development of the city. The city corporation has also been implementing six projects involving around Tk 795.59 crore at present.
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