Chandigarh, July 27 -- Repeatedly deferred in the past four meetings, the proposed three-fold hike in the booking charges of city's community centres will once again be tabled in the upcoming General House meeting of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) on July 29.

The proposal, aimed at generating much-needed revenue for the cash-strapped MC, was first tabled in the House meeting in March this year, and came up three more times in the subsequent months. But never reached a conclusion.

Depending on the facilities offered, the community centres located across the city are classified into three categories. Category A centres, earlier available for Rs.24,000 to Rs.48,000, will cost Rs.60,000 - a 2.5-fold jump - if the proposal goes th...