The Corporation has generated an additional revenue of Rs. 3,000 a month by allocating two toilets in Mattuthavani Integrated Bus stand for an increased lease amount, the Corporation Commissioner (in-charge), S. Arumuga Nainar, has said.
The statement from the Commissioner comes in the backdrop of a ruling party councillor, M. Dass (ward 9), who had complained of irregularities in allocation of the two toilets in platform number two to an agency for a lease amount much lesser than what used to be collected years back.
During the last council meeting, he alleged that an official was instrumental in making the allocation that resulted in revenue loss to the local body and had sought action against the erring official.Mr. Nainar said that the Corporation had let the toilets (during the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam regime) to a self help group (SHG) for women for an annual lease amount of Rs. 3.14 lakh (gents toilet) and Rs. 1.88 lakh (women's toilet) for three years without any annual increase.
However, following the Chief Minister's advice, the statement said, the two toilets have been allocated to SHGs by fixing the annual lease amount 20 per cent higher than what it had been let out in the past. Besides, an annual increase of 5 per cent would be implemented.
The annual revenue generated from the toilets are Rs. 4.06 lakh and Rs. 2.43 lakh respectively.
