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UT okays 10 paise per unit municipal cess . Ramkrishan UpadhyayTribune News ServiceChandigarh, July 11City residents will have to shell out more for power as the Chandigarh Administration has approved a proposal of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation to levy municipal cess on power bills. In October 2018, the General House of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation had approved the imposition of municipal cess on consumption of power. Congress councillor Devinder Singh Babla opposed the cess, saying that already the power bills in Chandigarh were giving “a shock” to residents. There are around 2 lakh electricity consumers in Chandigarh..