Ludhiana, Feb. 19 -- {Month left in fiscal}

With only a month left in the current financial year, the municipal corporation (MC) is still Rs.243 crore short of the proposed revenue generation of Rs.923.5 crore, according to data from the civic body.

The shortfall has raised concerns over financial management of the body and cast a show of the works being carried out and to be started.

Officials aware of the matter attributed the shortfall primarily to non-recovery from key sources such as change of land use (CLU) charges, fines for illegal constructions, composition fees, tower fees and other important levies.

MC commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal affirmed that all efforts were being made to make up for the shortfall. He said, "We are try...