#EDMC cash-starved, but budget is full of sops

EDMC presented a populist budget by exempting constructions at lal dora areas from building bye-laws and waving off property tax.

New Delhi: In wake of the forthcoming municipal elections, the cash-strapped East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) on Tuesday presented a populist budget by exempting constructions at lal dora areas from building bye-laws and waving off property tax on residential properties up to 50 square yards.