JAIPUR: The trade licence imposed by Jaipur Municipal Corporations (Heritage and Greater) is facing opposition from the market associations who are claiming it to be unfair.
JMC, Greater and Heritage, have imposed trade licence which every businessman involved in trade of private hospital, nursing home, coaching centre, clinic, library, hostel or PG, tobacco seller will have to get a license paying a fee, on yearly basis. A fixed amount according to every business has been decided which owners have to pay.
Subhash Goyal, president of Jaipur Vyapaar Mandal, said that at the time of pandemic anyways people are in losses then why should they pay licence fees. “We pay UD tax to the corporation, have to register under GST, firm registration fee under the labour department. With trade licence being imposed, smaller business will be affected that are still recovering from the losses due to pandemic. This is a black law that is being imposed on us. We will stage agitation if it is not taken back by the corporation,” said Goyal. Meanwhile, deputy of mayor of JMC, Greater, Puneet Karnawat has extended his support to the traders. He issued a statement on Friday, claiming the trade licences are unfair practice by the state government.
Municipal corporation has said that Jaipur is not the first urban body to impose it. In Jodhpur Municipal Corporation, the trade license was implemented 25 years back. Moreover, recently 15th Finance Commission has stopped the grant for any civic work to the municipal corporations in the country. The grant from now on will be given for National Clean Air Project and Solid Waste management.
Naveen Bhardhwaj, deputy commissioner revenue at JMC, Greater said, “There is a need to impose this taxation on every business as they are using corporation facility.”
