PCMC invites suggestions from citizens for budget

The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has invited suggestions from citizens as part of their annual citizens’ participatory budget exercise for the year 2012-13. The citizens can suggest projects up to Rs10 lakh in their respective areas.

The PCMC has given January 10, 2012, as the last day for submission of suggestions. The list of the works suggested by the citizens will be declared on January 16, 2012.

The suggestions and objections can be sent with regarding to tree plantation, drainage, lack of street lights, water supply, road condition, health, garbage, public toilets, garbage dumping facility, maintenance or requirement of gardens, jogging tracks, underground drainage pipelines, swimming pool, health club and senior citizens’ day care centre, said civic officials.

The citizens can send in their suggestions to respective ward offices in written form. The zonal officer / ward officer and the executive engineer will verify the suggestions and the projects to assess the feasibility. The suggestions will be included in the municipal budget after that.

The PCMC started inviting suggestions from citizens in 2007-08. In 2007-08, only 18 suggestions were received; in 2008-09 34, in 2009-10 66 suggestions came in, in 2010-11 there were 64 suggestions and in 2011-12 only 52 suggestions were received from citizens.