MARGAO, FEB 11: Chief Minister Digambar Kamat-supported Margao Municipal Council has come under close scanner as the civic coffers has virtually turned empty and outstanding arrears running into crores of rupees.
If the Municipal administration headed by Chief Officer Prasanna Acharya had to fall back on two fixed deposits certificates to make salary payments to the employees for the month of January, the administration has to blame itself for its utter failure to recover huge outstanding revenue.
Be it the recovery of house tax, rents from municipal property, advertising and trade tax, the civic body has failed miserably over the years resulting in the sorry state of affairs.
A glance at the audit report compiled by the Accountant General of India cuts a sorry figure of the municipal administration, with the audit exposing glaring discrepancies on the revenue recovery front.
