MCI increases charges for birth, death certificates.

Byline: MUHAMMAD ASAD CHAUDHRY

ISLAMABAD -- The Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) has increased its charges for different municipal services manifold including the birth and death certificates.

The 45th session of MCI was held at Pakistan China Friendship Centre under the chair of Mayor Islamabad Shaikh Anser Aziz. The session approved a summary proposing the revision of different charges of the services offered by its directorate of municipal administration.

The fee for the registration of death and birth certificate within one month has been increased from Rs110 to Rs300, fee for same facility on applying after one year has been raised from Rs230 to Rs600 and fee for applying after five years has been increased from Rs680 to Rs1,200.

Meanwhile, the rate to issue trade licences has also been increased by dividing federal capital into three categories: A, B and C. The E, F and G series, Blue Area, Diplomatic Enclave and Saidpur village are placed in category A, and I sectors are placed in category B, while rest of the areas falling under the territorial limits of Islamabad are placed in category C.

MCI is issuing trade licences for 67 businesses in Islamabad and the rates for all types have been increased. The annual rate for five star hotels has been increased from Rs25,000 to Rs2.4 million, and the rate for three and four star hotels has been raised from Rs12,000 to Rs120,000.

Fee for licences of restaurants has been increased from Rs25,000 to Rs200,000, fee for departmental stores from Rs20,000 to Rs200,000, charges for dry-cleaning centres from Rs20,000 to Rs100,000, and for hair cutting salon from Rs5,000 to Rs24,000.

The fee for other trade licences was also...