AHMEDABAD: Around 20 plots in Town Planning Scheme 152/G in Shilaj have a special place for civic body officials. For unknown reasons, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's (AMC) town planning department has given VIP treatment to some of the plots in this TP scheme. Overlooking the Gujarat Town Planning Act, 1976 rule of minimum deduction of 40% of the total original plot size, the civic body has entirely exempted some plots from land deduction in this TP scheme, while in some plots the civic body has deducted land ranging from 0.66% to 20% of the plot size. There are 164 plots in this TP scheme but the rules have been overlooked for around 20 plots in the scheme.
Due to this, the average land deduction in this TP scheme stands at 36.14% against 40% as prescribed in the act. Sources said that due to this special treatment, the civic body and the state government suffered stamp duty revenues amounting to crores of rupees.
