With the aim to increase revenue, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to impose house tax, water tax and sewage tax on the properties in nagar palika and nagar panchayat limits in the semi-urban areas of the state in the next six months for which it will amend the Nagar Palika Act.  

This decision was taken in the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The meeting approved the proposal to amend the Nagar Palika Act.

“The draft notification of the new transparent and simple tax system on properties, including house tax, water tax and sewage tax, will be issued within one month and after inviting objections from the people and disposing them of, the tax regime will be implemented in the next six months,” UP government spokesperson and Energy Minister Shrikant Sharma said here on Monday.

The tax system will be similar to the tax being charged in nagar nigams, he said.

In another decision, the government has approved power transmission lines from Meerut  to Simbhauli  and from Rampur to Sambhal, to be laid on public-private partnership (PPP) model by 2021. It will benefit over 13 districts of western UP.

Contract to lay the transmission lines has been awarded to public sector Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) after competitive bidding.

While the Meerut- Simbhauli line will cost around Rs 115.90 crore, the Rampur-Sambhal transmission line will cost Rs 102.97 crore.

UP government will not spend any money on the laying of the transmission line but will pay for its use for next 35 years.

Stamps: The UP government has approved a proposal to allow traditional  vendors selling stamps to sell e-stamps and lifted the cap of Rs 15,000.

Name: The state cabinet has also changed the name of Ambedkar Special Job Scheme run by the UP government to Baba Saheb Dr BR Ambedkar Special Job Scheme. It will be controlled by the Rural Development department in place of Agriculture department.

Madrasa:  The government has approved a scheme to provide quality education in madrasas (SPQEM) in the state for which the Centre will be giving 60 per cent grant. A total of Rs 213 crore will be spent on this scheme in this fiscal.

A total of 7,442 government recognised madrasas will be eligible benefited by the scheme.

University: The government has also decided to set up Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University in Aligarh. The colleges of Aligarh, Kasganj, Hathras and Etah districts will come under its jurisdiction. However, till the university is set up, the colleges of these districts will be affiliated with Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar University in Agra.

The government has also approved  a fund of Rs 23.45 crore for constructing a new municipal corporation building in Gorakhpur.