From: b sabha <[email protected]>
From: G R Vora <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> 6.2.2016 Dear friends, As you may have read in today's HT newspaper, the ruling Shiv Sena and the Chairman of the Standing Committee in BMC has announced that they would accept suggestions from citizens on where should the BMC spend it's Budget. Thanks to the efforts of Hindustan Times who have constantly strived to make the BMC involve citizens in the Budget-making process, we get now 5 days (i.e. till Wednesday, 10th Feb. 2016 evening) to send in our suggestions by e-mail on Budget allocations. This way we have more representation in the Budgetary process and thus better transparency and accountability. This is a new concept in BMC and we need to make the most of it to prevent BMC reverting back to it's old ways of non-transparent Budgeting and which, as you all know, if fraught with dark holes. Kindly spread this message to all concerned citizens, activists and Budget specialists so that we get better utilisation of our hard-earned Tax money and thus a better city to live in. The E-mail IDs are :-- [email protected] and [email protected] You may C.C. your email to the HT's Senior Reporter - Mr Kunal Purohit on this ID : [email protected] The newsitem on this issue which has appeared in today's HT can be read on this link : http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/bmc-seeks-your-views-on-budget-spending/story-hlleyWOQ6bnXrekx0ni9RN.html P.S. : Citizens residing in jurisdiction of other Municipalities (such as Mira-Bhayander, Vasai Virar, Thane etc) can also demand that their suggestions be noted by their respective Standing Committees before allocating the Budget funds. Regards. G R Vora Cell: 09869195785 ============
