Govt to formulate guidelines for PG accommodations, homestays: Khader

Mangaluru: The urban development department would soon come up with guidelines for the functioning of the paying guest accommodations and homestays in urban areas, said State Minister for Urban Development and Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister U T Khader.

Addressing presspersons here on Wednesday Khader said that presently no guidelines had been laid down for PG accommodations, while policy has been formulated by the tourism department for homestays. In order to plug loopholes in the functioning of PGs the urban development department is in the process of preparing a draft policy after holding discussions with officials and legal experts.

The new regulations would be helpful to those running PGs as well as people staying there. There will be a system of registering the PGs and homestays with local administrative bodies, the Minister said adding the safety of the tenants, provision of basic amenities, etc will be taken into consideration.

Enough water till June 10:

Regarding availability of water at Thumbe dam, Khader said that owing to the water rationing adopted by the district administration the present level of water could meet drinking water needs till June 10.

Water supply tankers have been kept ready and the administration has identified government-private wells as well as borewells for water supply, he added.

Online property tax

Khader informed that resident could soon be able to pay property tax through the online portal — e-aasthi. They could do so either by visiting a nearby urban local body office or on their own.

Payment of tax, transfer of khatas and other property-related work would be done only through online. This will ensure transparency in property tax collection. In the beginning, online property tax payment and online transfer of khatas will be introduced in all the 10 city corporations in the state.