Chandigarh, July 30 -- After repeatedly deferring the agenda in the past four meetings, the General House of the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) on Tuesday approved a proposal to revise booking charges for all community centres across the city, but only after significantly trimming down the hike initially suggested by the civic body.

Instead of the three-fold increase proposed by the MC, councillors across party lines agreed on a nominal hike of Rs.1,000 to Rs.3,000 - depending on the category of the facility- in the booking fee.

Under the revised rates, bookings for Category A community centres will cost Rs.3,000 more, Category B Rs.2,000 more, and Category C Rs.1,000 more per booking. These categories are based on the facilities...