5 key schemes transferred from Improvement Trust to MC

he Local Government Department, Punjab, has officially transferred five major schemes from the jurisdiction of the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) to the Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana. The decision comes as a significant relief for more than one lakh residents, who had been demanding this change for years, citing delays in basic civic services and infrastructure development.

An announcement to this effect was made by Rajya Sabha MP Sanjeev Arora at a press conference in the MC zone D office, Sarabha Nagar. The five schemes that have now come under the municipal corporation are as under: Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar – 475 acres, Maharishi Balmiki Nagar – 256 acres, Rajguru Nagar – 129 acres; Bharat Nagar Extension – 30 acres and Sant Isher Singh Nagar – 8.4. acres.

Arora said benefits of this transfer include the consolidation of services under one roof — the MC. Residents of these five areas will no longer need to visit two separate offices, the Ludhiana Improvement Trust and MC for availing of the services. Previously, services related to water supply, sewerage, house tax and property tax were handled by the MC, while NOC and NDC services were provided by the trust. With this transfer, all services will now be available through the MC.