Mumbai: BMC forms committee to ensure transparency in procuring licences

Deputy Commissioner (Circle 4) Vishwas Shankarwar is the chairman of the committee. File pic/Ashish Raje

A nine-member committee has been set up on behalf of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to address issues faced by citizens and businessmen while procuring licences, and to bring transparency in the process. The BMC has also appealed for suggestions which can be sent to the committee.

Additional Municipal Commissioner Dr Sudhakar Shinde has formed the nine-member committee in order to get rid of the difficulties faced by citizens and businessmen regarding permits, and to bring transparency in the process by improving the prevailing method and making radical changes in it. Deputy Commissioner (Circle 4) Vishwas Shankarwar has been appointed chairman of the committee.

The BMC issues licences and permits for various types of businesses and programmes. Dr Shinde received complaints regarding this as the process is complex and time-consuming. Therefore, on the lines of the procedures implemented in the Income Tax Department as well as the Passport Department, the BMC has appointed the nine-member to make the system more efficient.

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DMC (Special) Sanjog Kabare, DMC (Public Health) Dr Sanjay Kurhade, Executive Health Officer Daksha Shah, Chief Engineer (Development Planning) Sunil Rathod, Chief Officer (Business Development) Shashi Bala, Deputy Chief Officer (Fire) Ravindra Ambulgekar, Assistant Commissioner (K West) Dr Prithviraj Chavan, Executive Engineer Sanjay Nirmal are members in the committee.

The BMC has appealed to citizens to send suggestions regarding the license process of hotels, industries, business, and rain covers to chief.bdd@mcgm.gov.in by August 20.