Most PGs out of tax net HubballiDharwad Municipal Corporation loses revenue

Hubli | Friday | 29th March, 2019

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However, the fact is that out of 100 odd PGs , only a few PG owners have obtained a proper license from the civic body to run their business. He added that HDMC would take strict action against PGs which have not taken permission. A person who runs a PG for five girls in his two-storey house in Vidyanagar said, “We provide accommodation to girls at nominal rates. Police should have details of all PGs in the city as many such facilities are exclusively meant for women and girls and their security is also important,” he said.Some PG owners accept that they had not registered with the civic body as they must pay commercial tax. HUBBALLI: The fund starved Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation HDMC ) which relies heavily on external funds of the state government to run its day to day activities has been missing a huge chunk of revenue by not bringing paying guest accommodations under its tax net.Hubballi-Dharwad has several good educational institutions which attract thousands of students..