400pc increase in burial charges proposed in capital.

Byline: Kashif Abbasi

ISLAMABAD -- The city managers have decided to increase by 400pc the charges of different services, including issuance of birth and death certificates, and the burial fee.

Documents, which will be presented before the Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) slated to hold a meeting on Monday, proposed a massive increase in various charges being collected by the Directorate of Municipal Administration (DMA). The MCI is empowered to approve or reject the new rates.

The documents available with Dawn showed that under the proposals made by a committee the DMA would charge Rs1,200 for the grave of an adult against the existing Rs300.

Committee also seeks alarming hike in birth and death certificate fee

An amount of Rs1,000 would be charged for the grave of a child (aged above two years) against the current Rs250 and Rs400 for the grave of a child under two years against the current Rs100.

The committee also proposed a massive increase in the coffin carrier's charges.

If approved by the MCI, the relatives of a deceased would have to pay Rs30 per km against the current rate of Rs4.

Sources said more than 200pc increase had also been proposed in the birth and death registration fee. The documents proposed that Rs250 would be charged for birth/death registration against the existing Rs110.

Instead of the current Rs230, an amount of Rs500 would be charged for the issuance of a birth and death certificate if it is issued with one and five years.

And Rs1,000 would be charged if the registration of death and birth is made after five years. The current fee is Rs680.

The committee also proposed an increase in other charges such as car parking in Shakarparian and Daman-i-Koh. For bus/coaster in these spots Rs200 would be charged against the...