India, May 13 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has initiated a crackdown on unauthorised commercial activities operating in non-permitted areas by forfeiting conversion charges and revoking health trade licences, officials said.

The move follows the detection of fraudulent practices where individuals seemingly misused the online software application MCD's software system, exploiting a loophole, to make payments for conversion, parking, and registration fees and subsequently obtained receipts, civic officials said. These individuals also acquired health trade licences by submitting incomplete information, enabling them to run illegal commercial operations that violate Master Plan-2021 regulations, they added.

The online softwa...